Dale Adams' "Grand Slam" of four great successes began with a display for the Baker's Street Memorial in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. Dale created and shipped his framed display, commemorating the 60th anniversary of Australia's largest air disaster. The Baker's Street Memorial, celebrated by citizens of a small community on Australia's tropical, northeast coast, honors forty American soldiers killed during WWII in a horrific accident. Dale says his involvement was quite accidental, which has me intrigued! His contribution is on permanent public display.

Dale Adams' second "success" was the publication of "The Souvenir" in the February edition of America's Flyways magazine, edited and published by Arv Schultz. This story was also part of Dale's Australian display for the Baker's Street Memorial.

Dale Adams' third "hit" was a review by Arv Schultz of his CD-book Hole in the Sky! - an adventure tale of two who thought they could simply "Stare down the dangers." Then, lost in a strange land, had to run for their lives. "A true story," Dale says, "I was there!" The review appeared in America's Flyways in May.

Dale Adams' "home run" appeared in the July issue of America's Flyways magazine. Adams wrote a review of SSA member Greg Brown's latest book Flying Carpet, saying, "Greg has dared to write of his feelings about flying . . . Few pilot/writers have taken such a risk . . . Even Lindbergh . . . could not tap the depth of emotions as superbly as Greg has done." Congratulations, Dale. Grand slam, indeed!

Jerry S. Jones' fascinating, self-arranged East Coast tour promoted his first novel, The Sugarbush, self-published by 1st Books Library in April, 2003. The Sugarbush is an historical fiction human-interest mystery. Jerry's signing tour encompassed five states beginning at The Bookmark in St. Simons Island, Georgia, then moving to Hickory, North Carolina, in the heart of Catawba County, the story setting, where Jerry arranged radio and TV interviews with WHKY. Ads in local newspapers, plus radio & TV interviews set the stage for a fun filled and exciting book signing at Barnes & Noble in Hickory.

Ed Kostro's non-fiction animal memoir, Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs, My Life with Animals, has been published by Publish America, Inc. Curious Creatures depicts Ed's fifty-year love affair with all non-human creatures - great and small. It is available at www.amazon.com and at the publisher's website: www.publishamerica.com

Ken Lamberton's new book, Chiricahua Mountains: Bridging the Borders of Wildness, has just been released by the University of Arizona Press. The book deals with the natural and human history of one of Arizona's premiere "Sky Islands" and how wildlife there are trespassing not only geographical boundaries but those of gender as well. Lamberton will be reading and signing copies at Reader's Oasis on October 3rd at 7pm; at Barnes & Noble (La Cholla) on October 19 at 2pm; at Barnes & Noble (Broadway) on October 25 at 2pm; at Sabino Canyon Visitor Center on November 1st at 10am; and at the Arizona Historical Society Book Fair on December 5th and 6th.

Mabel Leo's third mystery in her "Sailor Springs Series" is Dark Secrets, sequel to Deadly Choices. It will be available on www.booksbyleo.com in October. Mabel is headed for the annual Fall Festival in her hometown, Sailor Springs, Illinois, the setting for Mabel's series, for book-signings and research for the next book. Dark Secrets is available at a discounted price when ordering directly from Mabel at mibbles@att.net

Mabel Leo's children's book, Yahoodywho, is now available through The Literacy Company. This computer program teaches children to read faster with better comprehension and recall. Take a look at www.readfaster.com

Penny Porter's short story, "Angel in Chains," first published by Arizona Highways, is being produced as a movie by Southern Adventist University. The write-up online: http://art.southern.edu/films/story.html is fascinating, detailed, and full of pictures. They added some violence to catch the eyes of today's viewers, says Penny. The film is planned for release on VHS in November. To purchase a copy at that time email art@southern.edu, subject - Chains. Angel in Chains is one of Penny's favorite stories. When she saw the video cover showing her grizzly "angel" hugging her little girl goodbye, tears streamed. "He was a man to remember."

James Sandefer, satirical, weekly "Senior Living" columnist for Tucson's Northwest Explorer, has self-published his new book, Rambling Thoughts, through 1st Books Library. Blending humor & philosophy in this creative mind teaser, James presents selections from his diverse collection of rich observations on daily life. Rambling Thoughts, available through 1st Books or any Ingram book venue, serves an uplifting dose of humor and subtle intellectual motivation and provides public speakers with a gold mine of stimulating material. For order details, quotes and additional author information check out: www.realfunnyquotes.com Contact James at: scorpios21947@aol.com

Seen in the Press-SSA Collective Success Three of SSA's authors received rave reviews in J. C. Martin's "Southern Arizona Book Reviews" in the Sunday, September 7th, Arizona Daily Star. They include More Than Petticoats (TwoDot/Globe Pequot Press) by Wynne Brown, Elsewhere in the Land of Parrots (Harcourt) by Jim Paul, and How I Helped Win the War: Memoirs of a Five Year Old (1st Books) by Ron Lancaster. Reading "Lovin' Life" in Arizona Senior World was like going to an SSA Sunday Forum and chatting with Gilbert Moore, Faye Brown, Lou Mucciolo, Al Sizer, Ted Risch, gael Mustapha, Ann Kuperberg, Al Petrillo, and Rosemarie Colombraro. This month, they lit up the pages of "The best little newspaper in Arizona" with fifteen articles between them.

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