Who I am & What This Is

My favorite song is
“Solsbury Hill”
by Peter Gabriel.

About This Blog
I’m M. LaVora Perry and I created this blog to share my thoughts and opinions, those of others, and tips and news that I find helpful and/or interesting. My hope is that you will find some of this of value, too.

I also invite you to pass along the link to this blog to your friends and add your voice to the mix by commenting on what you read here, commenting on articles you’ve found elsewhere, sending me links to blogs and websites that you recommend, or submitting your own articles.  For more information about submissions, click here.

About Me
I live near Cleveland, Ohio–my hometown. I’m married to my best friend, the mother of 3 of his children, a stepmother of 4 adults, a step-grandmother of 2 going on 3, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a great aunt of 1,  and a 20-year-plus, Nam-myoho-renge-kyo-chanting member of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI) Buddhist association.  My favorite song is “Solsbury Hill” by Peter Gabriel.

I write. A lot. I read, but not nearly as much as I want to. My lastest book? A young adult novel titled Vegan Virgin Valentine by Carolyn Mackler. I enjoyed it immensely. But since there might be sex going on (the author leaves this a mystery), I wished a condom would have made at least a cameo appearance.

I have a middle-grade children’s novel coming out on September 1, 2008—Taneesha Never Disparaging. I feel honored to be able to say that the Dali Lama and I have the same publisher, Wisdom Publications—some really terrific people.

In Taneesha Never Disparaging, among other problems, Taneesha, a 5th grader, gets bullied. I’ve working on a sort of sequel for young adults.

Along with internationally respected physician Dr. Linda Bradley of the Cleveland Clinic, I’m the co-author of a teen health book seeking a publisher. Contact our agent, Susan Schulman, for details.

To learn more about me and what I’m up to these days, check out the ”About” page on my website, mlavoraperry.com.

LaVora

By the way, I painted the picture in ths blog’s header, “10,000 Years and More,” based on a dream I had years ago.  And my fingers don’t look as young as the ones typing in the sidebar. -LaVora