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July 2026 On July 11th, 2026, I had the privilege of attending a Pickle Festival in Nicoma Park, Oklahoma. It was so much fun. During the event, there were two rooms set aside for vendors indoors at Cobblestone Wedding Chapel. One room seemed to have non-food items, and the other one had food items to partake. I had a booth right in the doorway of the first room from the foyer, so I got to say, “Welcome to the Pickle Festival!” This was a perfect event for me since I was di

June 2026 May 30th, 2026 I participated in an author visit to a new store called, Dream A Little Dream Bookery Nook in Midwest City, Oklahoma. During this event, I had the pleasure of meeting the owner, Tonya, who is a nice person who is working hard to make a difference in the community to bring to life more opportunities for readers and provide a selection of great books. What I was amazed with personally was the awesome layout of the store. Everything is meticulously arran

May 2026 May 1-2nd, 2026 The Oklahoma Writer’s Federation Inc (O.W.F.I) was in full swing this month with some exciting sessions, banquets, bookstore, and much more. I believe I was there during the two days for 17 hours of intensity, but it was a good intensity for sure. I also got to meet up with another author friend: Shelly Malicote-Stutchman: https://www.facebook.com/shelley.malicotestutchman/ The

April 2026 I had fun dressing up like a pickle for the Full Circle Bookstore Event in Oklahoma City. There were three other authors along with me at the event. One author wrote poetry books. Another wrote fantasy. The next author wrote romantic books. Then, there was me. I had my book, “ Nicoli Picoli” displayed at the table. I gave out pickle pens, stuffed pickle stuffies, and a small bag with a plastic pickle in it with a card. This was “emotional support pickles”. ...

March 2026 Read Across America! On March 2, 2026, I participated in a Read Across America Day Author- A-Thon - on a Facebook Group called, “Adventures with Stories”. ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1239170087061176 ). I read my book, It Happens . Read Across Oklahoma City Public Schools On March 6, 2026, I read to students at Spencer Elementary in Spencer, OK during the Read Across Oklahoma City Public Schools Day . I read a book about Non-Rhyming Words. This book was a

February 16, 2026 It all began when I participated virtually in an Author- A-Thon (January 30 th , 2026) on the Dr. Smiley Author-A-Thon talking about my journey as an author and talking about my book, It Happens . Dr. Michelle Mras interviewed me. What an amazing host! You can find out more about her in her book, Unapologetic - https://a.co/d/0gWFu3BP . Here is my interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6jyULWgdVo My next stop on the journey as an author was to be a

January 2026 Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Resolutions! Have you made your resolutions yet? This year will be full of excitement and wonder. Sometimes, I wonder what will be next in my author career. I know that the resolutions we set sometimes do not come to fruition. We often say we ought to… and we will… statements but the future is something that we can not predict. However, it is good to have goals with the expectation that you may or may not complete them, bu

This month has been so much fun minus some health issues. I was supposed to go to an event but that did not happen. It is important that health comes first. So, this month, I focused on looking over the draft illustrations for an upcoming book about bullying. Book 13 is in motion with the illustrator providing the draft for myself and another author to look over. We are both in the process of checking over the illustrations. In addition, I have been busy with at the begin

November 2025 I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Today, I want to share about “thankfulness”. T- Thankful - I am thankful to God and my family for allowing me to share my stories to so many children. H- Happy – I am happy that I have been able to write so many books, make a difference in the lives of children, and to have provided books to increase “literacy, learning, and legacy.” A-Amazed - I am always amazed at so many different authors I have met. It

What a crazy couple of weeks! Due to health issues, I had to cancel my book festival in South Carolina. I was not too happy but when health comes, you must answer. I was supposed to be in Greer, S.C. for a Fall Book Festival and at Hub City in Spartanburg, S.C. In addition, I was going to do some genealogy in the area where my ancestors came from, and some relatives live there. Then, I had the opportunity to participate in an author visit to Jones Elementary in Jones, OK. I

September 2025 This month has been winding down with book events. I chose to not do events in August because it was so hot. The last...

August 2025 This month I had the opportunity to attend a Kiwanis Club meeting in a local area near me. I met the president of the club...

September 2024 ​I am happy once again this second year to be participating locally in the Creative Writing Division Competition of the...

September 2024 It was a busy day, Friday, Sept. 6th, 2024, as I was nervously awaiting my turn to read two upcoming unpublished...

February 2025 The best medicine for stressful days is in fact laughing at yourself, laughing at a show you watched on television, or even...

June 2025 This month has been very busy for me with participating in three podcast interviews by two different authors and another...