February 9, 2008

 

I can’t thank the staff enough at the Bountiful, Utah Barnes & Noble for putting me up for a few hours today. They were absolutely great.

 

The people from Bountiful and its surrounding communities were great as well. I especially enjoyed the visit by Traycie, a young lady 10 years of age who proclaimed that she had already read the entire book – the youngest reader I’ve met to date. Her younger brother Rooster, apparently not wanting to be outdone by his sister, asked for an autograph and told me he was saving money to buy his own copy. If that doesn’t humble a writer, and instill an inescapable sense of responsibility, then I don’t know what will.

 

I was also moved by Joe, a spry, gray haired older gentleman. He purchased a book for his wife who has Multiple Sclerosis and has been paralyzed for the past 20 years. He thought she would enjoy the story and believed it would make a good addition to their library of about 4,000 books.

 

Thank you to everyone, sincerely, for stopping by for if nothing else to at least say “Hi.” You made it a wonderful and positive experience that we would definitely like to do again sometime.

--Ranse