CREATIVITY IS ALL AROUND US (and a little kindness never hurts either) Last month I gave you the wrong link to my friend, Jeri Corbran’s, book – How I Finally Got to Keep the Couch. Here is the correct one: bit.ly/3nsuFdS. FYI: I double, and triple checked it this time. Hugs!!! Another thing about last month's newsletter, OH, MY GOODNESS. I asked for responses, and I received a ton of them. I’m happy to say the email problem we had is fixed. Praise the Lord! And since I promised another giveaway – here it is. I’ve drawn the names of those who contacted me, and three lucky winners will each get a $10.00 Amazon gift card. Congratulations, Carol S., Linda B., and Mary H.  WOOHOO!!!       Always be kind to your waiter or waitress, and they may draw you a picture of Snoopy (see above photo). And if they’re not an artist, at least your kindness will brighten their day. Thank you, Arianna.     Guess I can’t get away from funnies happening in my life. At the last class I taught in March, a student approached me with a copy of Early Birds. She said she’d gotten a signed copy off of eBay.   A signed copy???   I opened it and sure enough, I signed it to a Lauri. I laughed, and the lady holding it joined in. I asked her if she wanted me to cross off the other name. “No, just sign my name above it.” Works for me. And Lauri, if you're on my newsletter list, thank you for sharing my book with others. :)   Well, I got the surprise of my life the other day. Ray came to the billiard room and said he had a present for me. He had me close my eyes, and when he said to open them – this picture of Maggie was what I beheld.   He’d asked a woman he works with about drawing a picture of our pooch and supplied her with a photo of Mags. And what an unbelievable job Brenda did. There are no words to express how much we love it. And as of yesterday, it's framed and hanging on the wall. WRITING NEWS: I stepped out of my comfort zone and asked the students in my class if they would like to receive my monthly newsletter. I got a resounding ‘YES.’   This got me thinking. I need to step out and toot my horn a little more than I do. So, I’m asking you to share my newsletter with your family and friends, so they can join in the fun and win prizes too.   And if you do, and tell me about it, I’ll have another GIVEAWAY next month!!! How about that?   MORE WRITING NEWS: This month I’m featuring a fellow author from Winged Publications. Please help me welcome Jo Huddleston.     Jo’s Bio: Award-winning and bestseller Jo Huddleston is a multi-published author who writes sweet Southern mid-20th-century romances. Her stories are inspired by her fascination with the 1950s and love of her Native American South. Jo’s readers describe her as a wonderful storyteller whose books will inspire and entertain you.     Will loving her be worth the risk? In this sweet Southern romance, Susannah is thrilled with her new independence and doesn’t need a man to complete her life. Yet when she meets Edward, she’s captivated. Edward’s bachelor creed is to take a woman out three times and walk away. He knows dating Susannah is dangerous for his career goals, but he can’t resist her. When Edward’s law firm assigns him an out-of-state project, he’s torn between his career success and Susannah. As his fascination grows into love, which will he choose?   Fascination Purchase link: https://www.amazon.com/Fascination-1950s-Southern-romance-Emotions-ebook/dp/B09W35GSGK Jo's other links: Website: http://www.johuddleston.com Amazon author page: http://amzn.to/2cfSroU Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/3i2v7cB Facebook personal page: https://bit.ly/30V6rdh Facebook author page: https://bit.ly/336Nabg   I hope you check out Jo Huddleston’s books.   Until next time…   Janetta Fudge Messmer - Author of Christian Comedy/Romances “Turning Life Into Comedy” E-mail: janettafudgemessmer@gmail.com Website and sign up for the newsletter: http://janettafudgemessmer.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janetta.fudge.messmer Twitter: https://twitter.com/nettiefudge