Good morning, all! I hope you all survived the winter. As is usual, we didn't get the snow like the rest of the country (I'm on the Gulf Coast, after all,) but we did get a light dusting that was gone in a blink, unlike last year with the "Snowpocalypse". Okay, 5 to 9" is just not right down here. But we did get the cold, not in the minus range, but still, dipping to the low 20s and wind chills in the teens is starting to become the norm down here.
The cold weather has me churning and burning in the old writing room. The final edits were completed for the fourth edition of Alabama Curiosities, which is due out August 1st. Andy Duncan wrote the first three editions of the book and I was asked to revise it. No matter where you live, I think you'll enjoy what is described as this "laugh out loud introduction to the weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous characters in the state."
I'm also under the dead line pressure for my latest book, Beyond the Launchpad: The Unsung Women of the Space Race, that traces the stories of women who overcame adversity and stereotypes to help the U.S. win the space race. The story begins in 1922 with the first physicist hired by the predecessor to NASA, NACA, all the way through to the first moon landing. It's a fascinating story about the women whose stories were largely untold. The publisher, Turner Publishing, is looking for a release around the launch of Artemis III which will land the first woman on the moon.
Oh, and I can't forget - the premier episode of Meanwhile...Mobile is just about ready to make its debut. Along with my co-hosts and former radio colleagues Kathy Richardson and Dennis Gould, we will be bringing to life the little known, obscure, and forgotten tales of Mobile, Alabama's unique history to life with rare audio recordings and special guests. Trust me, wherever you live in the world, you'll find these tales fun and fascinating.
So, that's it for now. Stay warm. Here's hoping we see those robins very soon.
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