Update...

Well folks I am in the thick of it, sort of...I have this really great editor, Lea Aschkenas, going thru my first draft of the travelogue on South Africa. She is very thorough and I consider her a good writer (I read her book Es Cuba, loved it!). I guess I won't REALLY be in the "thick of it" until I get it back from her and start re-writing based on her editorial input. In the meantime, you all can be looking for Touch My Blood by Fred Khumalo (published by Umuzi, a division of Random House). It is an awesome book. HIGHLY recommend that you get your hands on a copy. Please try and find this book, it will be SO worth it. When I have time to figure it out. I will post the cover of both of these books. They are great.

Aliona, Woody and Shiree at Pro Arts-Nov. 2006