It's a bronze!

Half Italian (and then some) has won a Readers' Favorite bronze award in the Nonfiction - Cultural category; I got the email this morning. So that's a big woohoo, for today.

More thoughts, later. Now I'm off to my cousin's home for a Labor Day weekend pool party. Those of you who've read the book would know this Italian cousin as the one with whom I shared a warm moment, the day of my great-aunt's funeral. Also, his dad is the one who created the homemade electric chair!

Here's brownies with peanut butter frosting that I'm taking to the party.

- Joe

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Finalist

There’s more news to report. I didn’t mention this before, but I entered Half Italian (and then some) in a book contest. I met deadlines for 2013’s contest by the “skin of my teeth” as they used to say.

Finalists have been announced, and the book made two of three categories into which it was entered.

Considering I’d thought this manuscript’s permanent home was on a shelf in my closet, this progress seems significant. 

- Joe

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