Archive for September, 2007

Hanni and Beth in Braille

September 21, 20077 CommentsPosted in book tour, Braille, Uncategorized

  The Braille version of “Hanni and Beth: Safe & Sound” is here! I received my advance copy in the mail today! That means the “real deal” should be available to blind readers on October 15th, the same day the print edition will officially be released. This is very, very unusual. Braille is so expensive […]

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Close Call

September 14, 200714 CommentsPosted in guide dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, Uncategorized

  Last Wednesday Hanni led me to the Union League Club of Chicago to meet with the Barrington Bliss Book Club. Well, I say she led me there, but to be honest, when I asked her to turn at the front door she sped right by. The Union League Club is a swanky private club […]

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Almond Joy

September 10, 20075 CommentsPosted in guide dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, Uncategorized

I have a part-time job moderating the autism blog at Easter Seals. Every Friday I meet with my supervisor for a “weekly download,” i.e., we go over what happened the previous week. For our last download of the summer we decided to do something special – meet at Jake’s Pub, one of my boss’ favorite […]

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