Ozark Creative Writers Conference, October 2012

Brett Cogburn and Louella Turner (High Hill Press)

Lonnie Whitaker, Brett Cogburn, and Jonathan Budil 

Brett Cogburn, Daniela Rapp (St. Martin's Press), and Johnny D. Boggs enjoy lunch at Local Flavor in Eureka Springs, Arkansas  

Western writer Brett Cogburn

Local author event, 6 North Cafe, Ballwin, Missouri

September 2012

Above: Lonnie holding a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Boost Your Brain Power, in which he has an article about learning to play the banjo.

Illinois Women's Book Club, February 28, 2012

It all started during lunch at the February OWL meeting when I was trying to say "leghorn" ( a type of chicken), but it came out "longhorn" (a type of cow). The laughs were at my expense.

At the first break after lunch, Rochelle, my illustrator/author pal, presented me with a souvenir of my poultry faux pas.