Grace and the Secret Vault

Here is the cover image of my new book for teens,
Grace and the  Secret Vault.

At the moment I'm correcting the proof. I should have books
in a month or so.

My reviews of two new books in Compulsive Reader

My review of This is Not my Life, by Diane Schoemperlen, has been published by Compulsive Reader:

http://www.compulsivereader.com/2016/10/06/this-is-not-my-life-by-diane-schoemperlen/

My review of The Reason for Time by Mary Burns is now up too:

http://www.compulsivereader.com/2016/10/14/a-review-of-the-reason-for-time-by-mary-burns/

Another review in Compulsive Reader

Here is my review of Behind Closed Doors: http://www.compulsivereader.com/2016/09/13/a-review-of-behind-closed-doors-by-b-a-paris/

Photo of Ruth Latta by Roger Latta, Summer 2016.

My poem "About Eric"

I had a poem published in an anthology, Memory and Loss. Unfortunately for me, the editor left out the last four lines.  Here is the poem as I wrote and submitted it:

ABOUT ERIC
by Ruth Latta

We left him in the common room
clapping to the rhythm of a country band.

She'd warned us not to say goodbye.

"It's best if we just slip away.
If he knows I'm leaving he gets upset."

On the hour-long return to her place
I pictured her driving alone
through sleet and snow
three times a week.

"You're a wonderful wife to him," I blurted.

"It's my job," she said calmly.
"The staff know a lot about Alzheimers
but I'm the one who knows the most
about Eric."

***

Santa Taking out the Trash

Santa Taking Out the Trash

Photo by Roger Latta.  Observed in our neighbourhood Monday August 15, 2016

Review of 'The Dead Man'

http://www.compulsivereader.com/2016/08/15/a-review-of-the-dead-man-by-nora-gold/

This is the link to my review of Nora Gold's novel, The Dead Man.