Happy Holidays
Wishing you cozy sweaters and warm mittens during the Christmas season and every happiness in the New Year. Tom Card shown was Handcrafted by Judy
Book Event Highlights
Tom is pictured at the book signing and sales event held at Monarch Books and Gifts, Overland Park, Kansas, on December 9, 2023. Twelve local Kansas City area authors participated and met other authors, their fans, and signed books. Christmas cheer in the form of liquid refreshments, assorted munchies, and live music was present for […]
Book Signing and Sales
Tom participated in an author event on Saturday, December 9, from 4 – 6 pm, at the Monarch Books and Gifts, 7713 W. 151st ST, Overland Park, Kansas. Book enthusiasts met Tom and several other local area authors. This was the third post-Covid book event hosted by the store’s owner and included drinks, holiday munchies, […]
Old Computers
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to get rid of all my old computers and outdated technology. I have four options – throw away, recycle, donate, or some combination. Before I take any action in that regard, I want to crank up the machines, extract, and eliminate any personal information. Especially, since two of […]
Life Story Book Services
Have you participated in a special family event this year? Perhaps a marriage proposal on Valentine’s Day, a Graduation in May, or a Wedding in June. Maybe a milestone such as a 100th Birthday or Golden Anniversary? Did you wish you could make that activity more memorable? That is what Jenny Chasteen and her business, […]
Letters Listed
My book “Letters to a G.I.” is listed in the “Creative Juices” section of the Kentucky Alumni magazine, Summer 2023 edition, on page 55. Tom Williams … has written “Letters to a G.I.: An Intimate Journey from Friendship to Love” which tells the true story of a three-year courtship and love story by mail between […]
Pet Saviors
A while ago, I posted a blog “Cats and Cancer” about our cat Nora. Today, I would like you to meet the professional veterinarians who saved her life. Below are two links to the same article. It is entitled “Early Detection Leads to Successful Surgery for Family’s Beloved Cat.” (1) https://cvm.missouri.edu/early-detection-leads-to-successful-surgery-for-familys-beloved-cat/ (2) Early Detection Leads […]
Lists
What is a list? In short, it is a cue card, a reminder, a memory jogger. How many lists do you make or use without even thinking – it is second nature. Grocery lists are probably the most common. This time of year, activities related to school graduation might form the basis for lists. Traditionally, […]
Spring Cleaning and Paint
What do you think of when you hear the words “Spring Cleaning?” For many it is put away winter clothes and bring out the summer digs. To others it means put into storage snow shovels, throwers and breakout lawn mowers, yard tools. Still more may replace skis and sleds with bicycles and ATVs. Some may […]
When and Where to Write
Since I became a published author, I have met, listened, spoken, and “zoomed” with several other professionals who write books. Those information exchanges lead me to conclude we authors have one thing in common, as well as a key difference. The commonality we all share is the establishment of “our” place in which […]