This is something I wrote back in January 2017, apparently, because it’s titled “January 2017 Review.” Looks like I was trying for some kind of Dave Barry knock-off. Needless to say, I didn’t follow through on that. But let me give you what I wrote.
As we shuddered our way out of 2016 (which has been officially recognized as Dead Celebrity Year), and woke up on New Year’s Day 2017, we found out that … not a thing had changed. The US of A still had a reality TV star as president-elect. And the realization hit home that, among the many celebrities who passed away in 2016, none of them had been Kardashians.
Yet, we soldiered on … as Americans do. Despite the fact that Donald Trump was elected president, yet doesn’t want to live in the White House or use the Secret Service to guard him or resign from his position as Grand Poobah of The One Percenters’ Club. In fact, one of Trump’s first pronouncements of the new year was to reject the title of Mr. President, in favor of King of Twitter.
Hmm … just goes to show a lot can change in seven years.
PS: Believe it or not, some indie authors don’t hate publishers love books and bookstores! 🙂 Ever hear the one about the indie author who hit the NY Times bestseller list, then lost all her money sales?
I sold two books that day! Yay!
If you enjoy print books, feel free to check out my online bookstore.
Bookshop.org is offering free shipping on April 28 and 29, so take advantage!
PPS: Forward into the past!