1) A subscription to France-Amérique, a bilingual (English and French) magazine, featuring the best of French culture. The translations are magnifique – extremely well done – of articles covering a diversity of topics including news, culture, business and gastronomy. This is premier choice of French/English magazine for me, and was recommended by and has the stamp of approval my Atlanta conversational French professor! https://france-amerique.com
2) The Best of the Nest, a top notch collection of witty, heartwarming and poignant columns – all under 500 words – written by Atlanta’s own Robin Conte, and taken from Robin’s Nest, her weekly column in the Brookhaven Reporter, an Atlanta area newspaper. This splendid book is one part Erma Bombeck and one part Celestine Sibley, with a 21st century twist. Find it on Amazon or in your local bookstore.
3) Down to the River, an anthology of 20 crime fiction stories written by some of the strongest voices in the genre. Published in April 2019, this collection of very short stories appeals to men and women alike, and includes my own very first short story, a suspenseful tale about a family who moves to a Midwestern town in the 1990s unaware that a serial killer is hiding there in plain slight. All the stories take place near a river, and proceeds go to support the American Rivers Project to help preserve our nation’s rivers. Find it on Amazon and in bookstores everywhere.
4) For holiday greeting cards: Paperless Post! Not just for party invitations, this site allows you to customize your holiday wishes with or without one (or several) photos, and edit them and your message to recipients at a reasonable cost. You save the expense of paper and postage, and put your greeting in front of your friends immediately. Rather than print and mail cards that will ultimately be discarded, your online card is available to view and review on any device, and recipients can respond if they wish. This has been my choice for holiday greeting cards since 2016. https://www.paperlesspost.com




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