remember that competition between Getting the Girl and that other book? Well, Getting the Girl won! Yes. Thanks to you, Sherman had increased self-esteem, if not increased self-awareness, for one week.
The bad news? My mother has informed me that we’ve been set against Wicked. Yes, the immensely popular book by Gregory Maguire. And we are getting whupped. At last count we had 160 and the Maguire juggernaut had 263 or some nonsense like that. My mom can’t do it alone! She’s been voting as often as she can, but she’s only one (super) woman! Please consider voting (many, many times). What’s in it for you? If you visit the Polls page and vote for your favourite book in every matchup you have a chance to win ALL 64 books entered in the tournament AND a 7-Day vacation to the Bahamas. Shall I bold that last part for you? AND a 7-Day vacation to the Bahamas! A vacation you’ll enjoy even more if you know you did right by Sherman Mack. Also, voting for Sherman is your chance to see Getting triumph over Wicked.
In other news, I told my husband I’m dedicating the new novel, due out next winter, to him and asked him if he had any special instructions for the wording. He became very serious for a moment.
“How about ‘For James, Samurai Husband’?” he proposed.
“Uh…” I said.
He thought some more.
“Or what about ‘For James, the greatest man who ever lived’?”
“It’s got a certain something,” I replied.
He trained another long gaze into the middle distance.
“I know. ‘For James. A good husband. A great steelheader.'”
“That’s the one,” I said.
Thank you all for your continued attention to keeping Sherm in the race.
xox