June 26th, 2012 Casual Lies the
Memoir update
Dear Reader,
I certainly hope this update finds
you all in good health and still enjoying my update entries. Chapter thirteen
came back from Tracy today and here is a short excerpt that will be thought
provoking.
[Who would have thought Shaquille
O’Neal, one of the three most sought after choices for the National Basketball
Association’s 1992 draft, could affect the outcome of that year’s draw for the
Preakness Stakes? Certainly not me—I had never even heard of him. My mom, on
the other hand, was a North Carolina native who watched college basketball with
an unholy glee. Her favorite was North Carolina State University, with Duke
University a close second in her affections.
As we trooped over to Pimlico’s
Sports Palace the morning of the Preakness draw, we were discussing the
condition of the track and how we hoped the sun would either emerge, drying out
the surface, or that it would just go ahead and pour down rain. A muddy track
would be a blessing compared to the hard yet slippery condition it was in now.]
I am still working on the last
chapter and I am having more fun with all the wondrous memories of New York. I
have a publishing workshop this weekend so I am getting ready for that at the
same time I work on this last chapter. To say I can be easily distracted would
be admitting to a character flaw and I hesitate to admit to something that is
already so obvious.
Suffice it to say; I am anxious
to get done so I can move on to the next step. That step will include sifting
through hundreds of photographs. I want to include pictures, where appropriate,
throughout a hard copy of the book.
As always, thank-you so much for
your interest and please feel free to email me with any queries you may have.
Take care,
Shelley Riley
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