Bootleg Alley to host book signing by local author Carole Emma Mathewson

  
Christmas Eve book signing by author of "The Hostess of Providence" offers opportunity for last minute gift giving

     For those looking for a last-minute Christmas gift, local writer Carole Emma Mathewson will be available from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, to sign copies of her one-woman, one-act play "The Hostess of Providence."  The signing will take place at Bootleg Alley Antiques & Art, 520 W. Main Street, Payson. 

    Priced at only $6, the setting of the play is Providence, Rhode Island, in the year 1703.  The play's narrator is a seventeenth-century ancestor of Mathewson. 

     Written in 1985, Mathewson presented the play on stage at the time, when subscribers to her then genealogical publication gathered in California, from throughout the United States.  The recently published book is a revision of the original work. 

    In the play, the narrator tells of life in Providence in the 1600s.  She speaks of her children, of Providence founder Roger Williams and of local Indians.

    The book, which is also available at Todd's Books, can be found online as a Kindle Edition through Amazon.com, where it is priced at 99 cents.

Local author has Christmas Eve booksigning

 Bootleg Alley to host book signing for local author Carole Emma Mathewson

     For those looking for a last-minute Christmas gift, local writer Carole Emma Mathewson will be available from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, to sign copies of her one-woman, one-act play "The Hostess of Providence."  The signing will take place at Bootleg Alley Antiques & Art, 520 W. Main Street, Payson. 

    Priced at only $6, the setting of the play is Providence, Rhode Island, in the year 1703.  The play's narrator is a seventeenth-century ancestor of Mathewson. 

     Written in 1985, Mathewson presented the play on stage at the time, when subscribers to her then genealogical publication gathered in California, from throughout the United States.  The recently published book is a revision of the original work. 

    In the play, the narrator tells of life in Providence in the 1600s.  She speaks of her children, of Providence founder Roger Williams and of local Indians.

    The book, which is also available at Todd's Books, can be found online as a Kindle Edition through Amazon.com, where it is priced at 99 cents.

Leonie Dobbins' questions the need to clean on our Literary Page

Excerpt from "Letter from Leonie":
  As I am writing this, I suddenly remember a poem my sister sent me years ago.  I latched on to that idea right away!  I know I said I wasn’t going to give you too many poems to read, but I love poetry, so indulge me and enjoy this one.

 Love,  Leonie

Here is what my sister sent:                  

                                                            Dusting

                    “A house becomes a home when you can write ”I love you” on the furniture.”  I can’t tell you how many countless hours I have spent CLEANING!  I used to spend at least 8 hours every weekend, making sure things were just perfect --- “in case someone came over”

          Then I realized one day that no-one came over; they were all out living life and having fun!

          Now, when people visit, I find no need to explain the “condition” of my home.  They are more interested in hearing about the things I’ve been doing while I was away living life and having fun.  If you haven’t figured this out yet, please heed this advice:

                                                            Life is short! Enjoy it!

                              Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better

                              to paint a picture or write a letter,

                              bake a cake or plant a seed,

                              ponder the difference between want and need?

                              Dust if you must, but there’s not much time

                              with rivers to swim and mountains to climb,

                              music to hear and books to read,

                              friends to cherish

                              and life to lead.

                              Dust if you must, but the world’s out there

                              with the sun in your eyes,

                              the wind in your hair, a flutter of snow,

                              a shower of rain.  This day

                              will not come around again.

                              Dust if you must, but bear in mind,

                              old age will come and it’s not kind.

                              And when you go and go you must
                              You, yourself,  will make more dust!

“It’s not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.”    

See the latest "Letter from Leonie" on our Literary Page

Leonie has a dream or is she wide awake?  At any rate, she asks, "Has this happened to you, too?" See Leonie's latest letter on the Payson Daily Bugle's Literary Page.

Welcome to our Literary Page

We welcome your poems, short stories, excerpts from your novels, and words of inspiration. Send your work for publication to carrienettie@yahoo.com. Our latest contributor is Pat Rollins whose poem, "One Consciousness", can be found on our Literary Page.

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration tonight at library

                                       photo by Carolyn Wall

Megan Lebadie, 7, a Frontier Elementary School student, with Dr. Seuss (Harry Kuperberg, a Payson Public Library staff member and substitute teacher for PUSD) were all smiles for the March 2 birthday celebration of Dr. Seuss last year at the library.
Once again, the library celebrates the birthday of the world famous children's book author.
The celebration starts tonight at 5:30 p.m. with Kuperberg donning the famous hat and the library providing hotdogs for dinner for $1. At 6:30 p.m., the program begins with arts and crafts and Dr. Seuss-type activities. In the words of Dr. Seuss (and American Idol judge Randy Jackson), "Go Dog Go!".

Dr. Seuss Family Night at the Payson Public Library

Thing 1 and Thing 2 cordially invite YOU to celebrate the great Dr. Seuss – if you must, bring Mom and Dad too!

Join us Wednesday, March 2^nd for our annual Dr. Seuss Family Reading Night here at the Payson Public Library. There might not be green eggs and ham, but we will be serving hot dogs, chips, and punch for only $1 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

At 6:30 p.m. after the food, we keep up the mood with stories and fun for everyone! This year we will celebrate with a pajama party as Dr. Seuss reads you his Sleep Book, so we encourage kids and adults to wear their pajamas to the event. There will be a special prize for each person who dons pj’s, so make sure to bring your footies and fuzzy slippers! As always, there will be a special reading by the Cat and the Hat and prize giveaways. But wait – there’s more! This year, child development and drama students from the Payson High School will be doing face painting and helping the kids make their own cat headbands.

There is no sign-up necessary, but come early because this event becomes more popular every year. Bring the entire family – and don’t forget to wear your PJ’s!

About Dr. Seuss
By Carolyn Wall

“Oh, the places you’ll go” with Dr. Seuss and the joy of reading!

Children of all ages will celebrate Dr. Seuss’  birthday Wednesday, March 2 at the Payson Public Library. Harry Kuperberg, a library staff member and substitute teacher for the Payson Unified School District, will greet parents and children as the famed children’s book author.

The late Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated 60 world famous books for children and their parents and created the lovable Cat in the Hat.

Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born March 2, 1904 and died September 24, 1991.

After college at Dartmouth and Lincoln College at Oxford, Geisel wrote for the Judge, The Saturday Evening Post, Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty magazines, and later became involved in advertising.

In 1937, while on an ocean voyage from Europe back home to the U.S., Geisel was inspired by the rhythm of the ship’s engines and wrote the poem that became his first children’s book, “And to Think That I Saw it On Mulberry Street.”

Geisel was married twice, but never had any children. When asked about this, Geisel would say, “You have ‘em. I’ll entertain ‘em.”

And entertain them he did. With humorous verse and pictures, Dr. Seuss, the author and illustrator, inspired children to read and addressed  the ups and downs of life, encouraging children to find success.

In the words of Dr. Seuss: “And will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed).”

As one of the most popular children's authors of all time, Geisel's books have topped many bestseller lists, sold over 222 million copies, and have been translated into more than 15 languages.

Pat Rollins Sunday Scribe

Pat Rollins

Sunday Scribe

FIRE BUG

 (excerpt)

  From the time I was a small child I was fascinated with fire.  Perhaps this is not unique.  Maybe I belonged to a very large club.  At any rate, when I was four years old, I took things a step further.  It was a very hot summer day in Missouri, and as I wandered around the house, I spied this book of matches upon a high counter.  I struggled to reach it and was ultimately successful.  I had watched my father strike these matches many times, always fascinated by the process and the fiery results.

To read more visit Pat Rollin's Page.

Eddie Armer booksigning at Bootleg Alley Saturday

Eddie Armer is well known throughout Gila County

Local author a descendant of pioneers

By Carole Mathewson

Gila County native and historian Eddie Armer, who recently wrote and published “The Silent Winds of the West,” will appear at Bootleg Alley Antiques & Art from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, essentially for a book signing. He will also entertain.  Bootleg Alley is located at 520 W. Main Street in Payson.

A talented musician, Armer will sing selections from his recent CD, “Country Lovin’,” which, along with his book, will be available for purchase.  With him will be fiddle players Billy Ichidia and Fred Martin, along with other musicians. Armer’s wife, Doris, chose the titles for both the book and the CD.

Armer describes “The Silent Winds of the West” as “a true history of a totally deaf gentleman who came to Gila County from Washington, D.C., in 1884 to become a rancher.  He owned the 76 Ranch, located at the point where Rye Creek and Tonto Creek come together on the old Beeline Highway. It is the present home of Judy and Troy Neal."     

     
The pioneer gentleman owned the 76 Ranch beginning in 1910 and died in 1943.  “But,” Armer said, “his wife kept the ranch until her death in 1959.  It was sold to Slena Brown in 1960.”  The pioneer gentleman in question was Charles Clifford Griffin, and it is Griffin’s great-grandson, Eddie Armer, who tells Griffin’s story.

Armer, a descendant of several pioneer Gila County families, is well known throughout Gila County, as a politician, writer of local history, song writer, poet, singer and guitarist.  He has a widespread reputation as a superb conversationalist and story teller.

Look for Pat Rollins' column "Sunday Scribe" Sunday, Jan. 23

Local writer Pat Rollins published two books,  "The Secret of Lasting Love"  and "Quantum Hypnosis."  She wrote a regular column, "Healing From the Heart",  for the Rim Country Gazette. She has a background in the helping professions, working for both private and state run agencies, and is a certified hypnotherapist who had her own weekly radio program. 

She opened The Healing Center with a naturopath, homeopath, Indian Medicine Man and body workers.

Look for Pat Rollins' weekly column on a Payson Daily Bugle page every Sunday and be prepared for anything.  

See Carole Mathewson's novel, "Forward into Battle"

On our Literary page


Payson writer Carole Mathewson has done extensive research on the life and times of her great-grandparents who served with the Union Army during the Civil War as a medical team. Her great-grandfather was a surgeon and his wife was a nurse. Together they traveled to the battlefields and saved many lives. Carole has written an account of the war and her great-grandparents' service during that time. She has created a novel based on their story and has agreed to share her first draft with Payson Daily Bugle readers. Beginning Jan. 16, an excerpt from Carole's historic novel, "Forward into Battle: The Story of a Civil War Surgeon and His Nurse" will appear on the Payson Daily Bugle's Literary page.