Dear Reader Column 04-24-06

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Dear Reader,

It's chocolate chip cookie time! Every month this year I'm baking two dozen homemade chocolate chip cookies for a book club reader.

If you're an author who needs chocolate inspiration--a mom who'd like someone to bake for her for a change, an executive who hasn't had a homemade cookie since they sat on their grandma's knee, or a librarian who desperately needs a chocolate fix--be sure to enter. I'd love to bake for you.

To enter this month's Chocolate Chip Cookie Giveaway, go to:

http://www.emailbookclub.com/photo/cookiewin.html

Have a wonderful day.

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com 
http://www.DearReader.com

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Comments

[sheila]

question - do you pick winners based on essay, or is this a random drawing type thing?? Just curious! :O)

~poor college student

[Kelly]

Dear Suzanne,

I read your blog about endings. I sat here and cried.

You see my dad died this past Valentine's Day. I got the call that he was dying and I needed to come quick. If that call had happened five years ago, I would have been in the same position, "Should I go, or not." Fortunately, I went and we were able to work a bunch of stuff out during the past five years. Now I would not trade anything for the peace in knowing that all was okay between us.

Glad you were with your dad when he died. You always will be too.

You're right it is nice to read with friends.

Sincerely,

Kelly Reynolds