Cindy Bradford's Author Blog
Although I get zillions of emails with jokes, etc, I have managed to refrain from using any of them until now, but I just couldn’t resist this photo that I am borrowing from some unknown source. This reaches to the bottom of the wine barrel I know, but some days you just have to go with the flow…you never know where technology may lead…
I have a book signing tonight at Paragraphs on Padre, here on the island. This will be my second at this location, but the first for Promises Kept. As always, I’m looking forward to it, but worried about how many will attend and how it will go. [Read more…] about My Perfect Book Signing
Cindy Bradford
“Let’s go Patrico; it will be your own Roman Holiday, just a few hours away.”
Those who knew Patrick would never have believed he was going home, with an almost stranger. Patrick could not believe it himself, but in a way it seemed like he had known her for years.
“Oh, I almost forgot. Come with me to the phone. I must call Stefano!”
Standing off to one side of the pay phone, Patrick heard her say “Buon giorno, Carmen,” although he didn’t understand any of the conversation after ‘Good Morning.” For a moment he was lost in thought, watching a swarm of people pulling luggage, boarding buses, hailing cabs and hugging loved ones. Suddenly Carmella’s voice brought him back as he took a long step to catch up with her and open her door. [Read more…] about Keeping Faith Chapter 9 Part II
When I was talking to the interviewer right before my first radio program, she was stressing to me that it was important not to be nervous so she said, “just think about all those students you have stood up in front of over the years, and they weren’t even interested in what you were saying; the radio audience is.” [Read more…] about Students Say the Weirdest Things
Every so often I get an email from someone who really makes my day, and that happened to me on Saturday. A friend of mine from my University of Texas at Brownsville professor days who now lives in Tennessee has been so kind to read both books and comment on them. [Read more…] about Emails That Keep Me Writing
Cindy Bradford
Italy, 1975
Two days after graduation, Patrick boarded the plane. When he took his seat he found himself next to an attractive well-dressed, middle aged woman, with upswept black hair, who immediately introduced herself and began talking. [Read more…] about Keeping Faith Chapter 9 Part I
