A group of...ahem...mature women banded together to
create...
Isn't that a cool cover?
To celebrate the release of Old Broads Waxing Poetic, each
"old broad" (we use that term loosely, our ages range from 40's to
70's) featured in this book is blogging about her favorite old
broad today. To join in the festivities, we invite each of you to
tell us about your favorite old broad in the comments. Oh, and if you
get a little ruffled by the term broad, you can tell us about your
favorite older woman... how's that? One lucky person who comments
about his or her favorite broad will win a free copy of our book. The more blogs of ours you comment on, the better your chances. And, by the way, creativity
counts. Cool, huh? (It really IS cool ... not only is it
filled with fun poetry, but all proceeds from the sale of this book are going
to CARE International). The
winner of this mini-blogfest will be announced next Friday, September 12th.
It's a great cause, so we'll love you even more if you
blog about the book, the contest, and help spread the word on Facebook and Twitter.
Now then, let me introduce the other broads,
Oh, right. Michael isn't a broad. He's a
guy. A very nice guy who used that lovely image from Francesco Romoli to create
our cover for us, so you could say, as an important member of our team, he's an
honorary broad. With hairy legs.
Thanks for helping make this a very (ba da bum) broad
celebration!
Here's my tribute:
For Grandma C.
A charm,
sterling silver
hangs,
alone on a loop.
A church.
Used to be
I could squint,
through a pinprick window,
see The Lord’s Prayer,
the words
no longer visible,
or, my eyes too old to see.
A bracelet, big
for my six-year-old wrist,
this gift sits in my jewelry box
fifty years later,
and sometimes
I open the box,
touch the trinket,
an amulet,
a talisman,
but mostly,
a connection
to another wrist.
Tapered fingers,
long nails with ridges,
that found their way up
to rub our scalps,
and always
scratched
the itchy spot
underneath
our shoulders.
September 2014
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