Hi, Remember me? Your friend who used to blog every week and never missed a one. In the last few weeks, several of you have emailed me to make sure I’m alright. Thank you. I’m grateful, deeply, you thought to check on me. On the heels of last year’s launch of my award-winning book, MAYA BLUE A MEMOIR OF SURVIVAL, 2026 has been a trying year, but I’m doing great, and my book’s on sale. 

The e-book version of MAYA BLUE, including photographs, is on sale today through July 10, for $ .99 cents, wherever e-books are sold. I’m including a few direct links below where you can buy one.

MAYA BLUE has brought so many wonderful people and experiences into my world, and all of last year, I lived life in fifth gear. When January of this year rolled around, I was tired and needed a break, but my darling dog, Annie, needed knee surgery. It’s been a difficult rehab process for both of us, and if you’ve been reading my blog, then you know I’d do anything for this sweet girl. Like cashing in part of my retirement fund to pay for her surgery and physical therapy, twice a week, on the other side of town, for the last four months. During therapy, she walks on a treadmill submersed in water, has red light laser therapy, range of motion exercises, and acupuncture, and thank you, God. Annie’s doing much better. She’s back to her old self.

Then there was the little matter of heart surgery—mine—to help control my aggressive AFib, caused by chemotherapy, over 20 years ago, for breast cancer. I like to think of myself as a tough woman who can survive almost anything–and have–but if I’m to be honest, this procedure was a bit unsettling. I called on God and some of the wonderful people at my church and asked for their prayers. Once again, thank you, God, because surgery went well.

Now, this may be the craziest part of all: Last month I had my 77^th birthday. I never saw myself being this age, but I’m grateful to be here and to be healthy, and from my point of view, 77 isn’t that much different than being 67. I work out three days a week and stay limber and eat well, and because of AFib, I can’t drink alcohol and must limit my sodium intake to almost nothing. And while I’ve never salted my food, now I find myself craving… more like fantasizing… about a big bowl of soy sauce to dip everything in and a margarita with salt.

If my email newsletter goes into your spam folder, please pull it out and redirect it because I have lots to share with you in the coming months, like an even bigger cosmetics giveaway than last time, and the friends I’m trying to find who dropped off my radar when I was about 30. They were a fascinating couple—she was a call girl—and my search for them may turn out to be my next book, and I may ask you to help me. I’ll let you know.

Don’t forget to buy the MAYA BLUE e-book, where ever you buy e-books, now through July 10th, for only 99 cents!! Less than a dollar! That’s only two days away! What a deal. Here are a few direct links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Simon & Schuster, GooglePlay and of course, Apple Books.

Thanks for reading I’m Doing Great and My Book’s on Sale. Please leave me a comment and tell me how you’re doing so I can catch up with you.