Check out Julie’s Tacky Treasures for a great review of Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage. And while we’re talking Tacky Treasures, if you haven’t checked out Julie’s Web site before, you absolutely must pay it a visit. The whole site is great, but I must point you to some favorites of mine: […]
Month: March 2006
1929: They Talk Man’s Language
I should be doing my taxes. But instead, I’m procrastinating by digging through some of my books. I’m reading up on women in business and working gals to help answer an inquiry that came to me last week (business, taxes — it’s all related, right?). While doing so, I found this fabulous little excerpt that […]
This Book Thing Runs in the Family
Congrats to my mom, Linda Salisbury, and her book The Wild Women of Lake Anna, for being named a finalist in the Juvenile Fiction category of ForeWord Magazine’s Book of the Year Award! She’ll find out in May if she’s a winner. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Mom’s published two books so far, perfect for […]
Takoma Gazette and iBrattleboro Write-Ups
I live in Takoma Park, Maryland (just outside of Washington, D.C.), and today, one of the regional papers, the Gazette’s Takoma edition wrote a nice piece on me and the book — the first in print (that I know of). Check out the electronic version here. I must also mention a lovely review of the […]
1957: At the Movies
I still like the social aspect of seeing movies at the theater. But with high prices at the ticket booth (what ever happened to the cheap matinee?) and the popcorn line, annoying pre-show advertisements and cheesy dancing candies on the screen, it’s getting harder and harder to justify it. And it doesn’t help that movie […]
Singles – you are not alone!
Over the years, Miss Abigail has focused a lot on advice and topics for those hopelessly or happily single, so it will be no surprise that my new book has a lot of excerpts from the classic advice books for the not-currently-dating. There are a few chapters to get you going: “Becoming Dateable” and “I […]
1968: The Compat-A-Pillow
I was informed by my friend Jocelyn today that Amazon has shipped her pre-ordered copy of my book (woohoo!). So, in her honor — as the first person I’m aware of to have successfully purchased and just-about-received it — I’d like to share a little something from a small pamphlet in my collection that Joceyln […]