This year is nuts. I have published four books in three different genres. Not to mention two anthologies, one of which I edited. Plus, my Childless by Marriage blog and a Substack newsletter called “Can I Do It Alone,” which has gone berserk since I started it on April 1. Too much! At least I can die knowing I have published most of what I had to say. I do have other work brewing, and I’m not planning to die any time soon, but if God says, “Time’s Up,” I can go in peace. If a writer could just bask in the glory while someone else handles publicity, marketing, and schlepping books to the post office, it might be okay. But this is like giving birth to quadruplets. Every one of them needs attention, and if I talk about them too much, it sounds like bragging. Not that I’m complaining. There will never be another year like 2024 (for me or the world), and I am grateful. Here’s the state of publishing here:

Out now:

• Blue Chip Stamp Guitar (The Poetry Box)—poems about my lifelong love affair with my guitar
• Dining Al Fresco with My Dog (MoonPath Press)—poems in which an aging widow and her dog figure out life alone in the woods
• Between the Bridges (Blue Hydrangea Productions)–the third novel in my Up Beaver Creek series. PD thinks she finally has her life figured out. Ha!
• Thriving (Exsolutas Press), an anthology of prose, poetry and art, which includes two of my poems and will fill you with inspiration.
• Poetry for the Dementia Journey (AlzAuthors), which includes three of my poems and for which I did much of the nuts-and-bolts editing

 

Out VERY soon:

        No Way Out of This: Loving a Partner with Alzheimer’s (She Writes Press). Publication date for the memoir about my Alzheimer’s experience with my late husband is June 25, 2024. You can pre-order it now. I already have copies if you need one before that. This is the biggie. I even have a professional publicist working on it. If you see my ads on Amazon, shoot me a screen shot so I can see what they look like. All of these books are available on Amazon AND at your favorite bookseller. If they don’t have them, they can order them, and the more requests they get, the better. Also suggest your local library order them. After you read the books, consider leaving a review at Amazon, Goodreads, Bookbub or on social media. I am available for readings, talks, or discussions online or in-person. Email me at sufalick@gmail.com 

Coming up:

• June 13, 6:30 p.m. online MoonPath Press book launch reading for my Dining Al Fresco with My Dog and Carol R. Sunde’s Through Pine Shadows. Register at https://www.moonpathpress.com/ReadingInvitation13Jun24.htm
• June 19, 10 a.m. PDT online: The Childless Elderwomen will discuss “Couragageous Conversations” on Zoom. Our group of accomplished women without kids will talk about how we handle those awkward times when people just don’t seem to understand how our lives might be different from theirs. Register at https://gateway-women.com/register-now-fireside-wisdom-with-childless-elderwomen-wed-19th-june-2024-courageous-conversations/ Attendees will be anonymous and off-camera, and the event will be recorded for those need to watch it later.
• June 23, 2 to 4 p.m. in person: I will join three other poet-songwriters at the Mid-Valley Poetry Society’s “Poet-Songwriters in Conversation and Performance” at The Dye House at The Willamette Heritage Center, 1313 Mill Street SE in Salem, Oregon. Admission is free. Just come!
• June 29, noon PDT, online: Jody Day of Gateway-Women will host a book launch webinar for No Way Out of This. All who register at will receive a link to the recording, so if you can’t make that time, sign up anyway. https://gateway-women.com/register-now-gateway-women-masterclass-webinar-an-interview-book-giveaway-with-author-sue-fagalde-lick/

 

Recently Recorded events you can listen to:

• Alzheimers Speaks Interview with Lori LaBey
• Salem Poetry Project—poetry and music

  

Read and loved:

• Two books by Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary of the Last Hermit, about a guy who lived alone in the woods for 27 years before he was caught sneaking out to steal food, and True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa, the story of Christian Longo who murdered his wife and three kids right here in Lincoln County, Oregon
• Blank by Zibby Owens. A novelist can’t think of anything to write, so she pitches a book with nothing in it, and it goes viral! This book is not blank, and it’s a lot of fun.

  

Binge-watching:

I watched all six seasons of “The Resident,” (Netflix) which stars Matt Czuchry. That led me to “The Good Wife,” (Prime) where he was a regular. I had never been interested in “The Good Wife” before, but now I’m into it. If nothing else, watch it for all the guest actors who subsequently became famous. So far, two of the actors from “This is Us” have turned up as defendants in murder cases. That’s more than enough for one newsletter. It’s still raining off and on here on the Oregon coast. I’m still playing music at St. Anthony’s in Waldport. I’m doing physical therapy for my back, and it is working. I’m still missing my dog, Annie, who passed away in September. The hunt for a new dog begins in July. I’m seeking a healthy, mid-sized, middle-aged female with a mellow personality. Happy summer! Sue

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