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  Today's publisher's pride is  Super Spunky Grandmas and Other Amusing Stuff  by Ken Mogren, which reached #2 on Amazon's hot new releases (in humorous verse) list and #18 in limericks and humorous verse. For more posts about Ken Mogren and his books, click  HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC monthly newsletter (recent releases, sales/discounts, awards, reviews, Amazon top 100 list, author advice, and more -- stay up to date)   Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC?  We help writers become award-winning published authors. One writer at a time. We are a family, not a factory. Do you have a future with us? Turned away by other publishers because you are a first-time author and/or do not have a strong platform yet? If you have a strong manuscript, San Juan Books, our hybrid publishing division, may be able to help. Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Planning on self-publishing and don'

  from  Divorced! Survival Techniques for Singles over Forty  (Romer)   DAVID “DOC” ROBERTS                       “The door is always open. Every day is a new venture.”                               One of the kindest people I know is a tall, good-looking man who answers to the name of “Doc” Roberts. Doc has an easy-going way about him that reassures people, but he’s come by his composure through a long road of struggle. A veteran of three divorces, 58-year old Doc now focuses his efforts on helping other people get through life. His first marriage lasted only nine months. “I had just gotten out of the service,” he told me, “and nobody would hire me because of my disabilities [from the service]. I finally got into selling clothing.” Doc said his marriage to Debbie was pretty much based on physical attraction. “We were just too young,” he explained. “She ended up getting the condo and the cats. I lost out, but I got a job with DuPont that lasted seven years. I got the job because of her

  Many thanks to Cindy McKinley Alder, co-author with Patti Trombly  of 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents and 10 Quick Homework Tips ,  for this guest post Preventing Summer Slide Cindy McKinley Alder     Summer Break is long and, often, when kids go back to school in the fall, they have lost a bit of learning.   This is called “Summer Slide”.   While the amount of time out of school is not likely to change, you can absolutely cut down the amount of learning loss over the summer months.   The key is to make things fun and authentic.   Handing out workbooks might be fun for some kids.   But if you think your kids would just roll their eyes and protest, try to find some real-life (and fun!) ways to get them practicing their skills.   For most kids, having some READING time every day during the summer is an excellent way to keep skills current over the months without school.   You can read to them if they are young or they can read on their own. Work together to set a goal.   Wri