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Authors, Winners, And Wieners

9/30/2017

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      Last Sunday, September 24, YourBookMyBook.com, a Columbus-based book website that connects readers to authors through podcasts and events,
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​...presented Authors & Winners,  an open-mic and book-signing event featuring eight local and non-local authors, at Dirty Frank's West, a hot dog eatery on Columbus' West Side.
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     Though quite unassuming-looking from the outside,
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     The interior decor of Dirty Frank's is bright, hip and fun, with the bar on one side,
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​...and the dining room on the other.
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   At the front of the dining room is a karaoke stage, which suited our purpose perfectly, 
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...as did the super-friendly and helpful staff and the delicious food, which I'll get to down the line.
     The event was organized by Miguel Lopez, the YourBookMyBook Media Production Coordinator,
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​...who I met and hit it off with last month at the Mid-Ohio Indie Author Expo when he interviewed me - that is to say, had someone else interview me while he recorded - for his site's podcast (See post from  8/14/2014).
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     (Here's the URL for my interview in case anybody missed it but has a hankering  to see it:)

https://www.facebook.com/yourbookmybook/videos/1927625530828337/

    Miguel then invited me  to - well, I actually sort of asked him if I could - be the MC for the Authors and Winners event.
     As the event was scheduled to begin at 11:00 am I arrived at Dirty Frank's at 10:30 with part of my help-and-support crew, 
hubby Tom and daughter Theresa,
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​...and shortly thereafter met up with my nephew Randy, who arrived to take photos while I was busy MC-ing.
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     First on the agenda was hanging the YourBookMy Book banner and getting the authors' table set up,
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...as, along with speaking, the authors were also there to sign and sell copies of their books. 
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Deborah Johnson
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​Mina Raulston
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             Leon Walker
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Gary Thomas
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​Wayne Henderson
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Serena Brown Travis
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      Since  I wouldn't have time to man my place at the authors' table, Theresa took over the job for me,
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...while I went about my job of welcoming  and introducing each author,
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...attempting between authors   to entertain the audience with a little  comedy - my first attempt at stand-up in many decades - on the trials and tribulations of the writing life,
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...and, with Miguel, keeping things moving along.
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     Each author had a fifteen-minute slot in which to speak and answer questions.
     I was amazed at what captivating speakers these authors were, each one with with a compelling story:
       Of overcoming great obstacles,
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​...or addictions,
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...of their work and experience with children,
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...of the challenges and rewards of parenting,
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​... of the pursuit of a dream.
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...which they told while the audience sat rapt,
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...and inspired.
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     After the last author spoke there was socializing and discussion,
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...and time to chat with the authors and buy books,
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​...and, as Tommy proceeded to do as soon as he arrived and took over for Theresa,
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...sample some of the awesome Dirty Frank's dogs.
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     It was an experience of great food for the body and the soul.
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