Today, I am happy to report that Author Pat Hanson is the Dragonfly Gallery Artist of the Month for November 2013
At 68, Pat Hanson, Ph.D. www.invisiblegrandparent.com, is a veteran health educator, new thought spiritual thinker, public speaker, workshop facilitator and writer, who’s been on the faculty of M.P.C and the Osher Life Long Institute (OLLI) @ CSUMB. She is a columnist for the magazine: Crone: Women Coming of Age.
The Dragonfly Gallery at 380 Blohm, Aromas, will celebrate Pat's new book Saturday, November 23rd 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm with a reading at 3:00. Meet the lady behind the book, join the conversation and enjoy the refreshments.
Here is an interview with Pat Hanson:
Pat, please tell us how and why you decided to
write a book. Is this your first book?
I was already teaching Human Sexuality in 1974
in NYC when Erica Jong's Fear of Flying
first came out and I'd had some of the same experiences she had. I said I can
write a bestselling book like that.
How long have you been writing?
Since 5th grade ... and of course in
academia for decades, but as a 'final career" studying writing and freelancing
professionally? dreaming of the day it could provide a living "ha!" ... about 20
years. I got $25 and a free book for a Christmas story in a Harlequin Anthology
last year, and the column I write for
the new magazine "Crone: Women Coming of Age" www.cronemagazine.com is only $50 on a a good year.
Who inspired you, Pat, and do you belong to
any groups that inspire your writing?
Erica Jong, Henry Miller, Joseph Campbell ..
many other classics that I'm too old to remember ..
I've taken and taught writing circles
at CSU Monterey Bays Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) .. and have
studied with some marvelous teachers: Luis Valdez, and Jack Grapes in LA.
Ellen Bass in Santa Cruz.
Ellen Bass in Santa Cruz.
Please tell us where you live and what do you like to
do in your spare time?
I just moved to Aromas 6 months ago and love
it. It's just what we former Fort Ord residents wanted: warmer, lighter, a view
and a community. LOVE IT.
I'd love to do stand-up comedy : an unfinished
dream.
When I give myself permission to be still, I
do tai chi. I also am a member of three Toastmasters clubs. And I love to just
hang out with my husband and 'significant equal' of 20 years.
Where can we
find your work? (blogs, website, etc.)
www.invisiblegrandparent.com (The
About Me section)
Facebook PatHansonPhD and
Patricia Hanson
AND first
memoir: Invisible Grandparenting: Leave a Legacy of Love Whether You
can be There
or Not will be available from Amazon after Nov 1st.
There are millions of Invisible Grandparents
who because of personality conflicts, custody issues, distance, or consequences
of choices made long ago, have no way to pass values and memories to those who
mean the most to them. Born of one woman’s quest to become part of the lives of
two grandchildren she has been kept from seeing, Invisible Grandparenting
provides a blueprint for “virtual grandparenting.” Using letter writing as a
primary tool, it is a handbook for communicating tangible and intangible gifts
to our young ones, if we could. Discover how to transcend invisibility, heal
separation
and transform negative energy to forgiveness.
and transform negative energy to forgiveness.
A booksigning and reception for Pat Hanson’s
just released book:
INVISIBLE GRANDPARENTING :
Leave a Legacy of Love
Whether You Can Be
There or Not
WHEN: Saturday, November 16th,
2013
3:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Refreshments, Music &
Book Signing
WHERE:
Vista Room - The Park Lane: An SRG Senior
Living Community
200 Glenwood Circle – Monterey, CA
93940
Thank you Pat and good luck with your book!
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