Darlene's Digest

Friday, June 12 from 1-2 p.m. ET I'll be on Conner Calling, a phone-in/email-in radio talk show on WUFT/WJUF FM , the University of Florida public radio affiliate. We'll be talking books, writing, romance, probably a little about film, wander off into odd topics, and bring it back around for more talk about writing romance novels. It'll be fun--I do these shows with Hank Conner at least once a year, and it's a great way to connect with folks. You don't have to be in North Central Florida to listen, either! You can stream it live, and email in questions from anywhere in the world that you have a good internet connection. Dang, I love living in the 21st Century!

“There are alligators in this creek?” “Not now that you’ve screamed your head off there ain’t. Ooowee, I thought a bobcat could screech, but you got them beat all to hell and back! I imagine there’s not a gator within twenty miles of here now, but it’s no problem, I’ll stay here ’til you’re all done and protect you. You take your time, darlin’.” --Smuggler's Bride There are plenty of Gators around here today.  It's Homecoming at the University of Florida and as a proud member of the Gator Nation I wanted to share with you a bit of Florida sunshine and my favorite Gator orange cover. Have a super weekend, and Go Gators!

Image by Felix42 contra la censura via Flickr I'm reviewing the University of Florida's Zombie Attack Preparedness Plan . You just can't take chances this weekend.

Image via Wikipedia I did a talk today on Florida pirates titled "Pirates Prefer Prowling the Peninsula--Florida's Pirate History" for the Institute for Learning in Retirement. The ILR works with the University of Florida and their retirement community, Oak Hammock, arranging for presentations to the seniors who live in the Oak Hammock facility. It was great having such an interested and lively audience, and I told them how much I enjoyed speaking to a "seasoned" group, where I didn't have to explain who Errol Flynn and Rafael Sabatini are. Some of the audience bought signed copies of my books afterwards. I picked up a request to to a speaking engagement next winter and they treated me to lunch, so it was a morning well spent.