Memories Of The S.S. Admiral


Way cool!

Ink & Embers

 

It was absolutely the coolest job for a teen to have at the time. As a crew member of the S.S.Admiral, you were being paid to be in attendance at the biggest weekend party in the area. Oh sure, the work was hard; having to get all the supplies from the delivery trucks on the levee up to the fourth deck by hand truck and freight elevator, then getting everything prepared beforehand, and then staying to clean up after everyone else left, but the payoff was pretty awesome. You were a part of one of St. Louis’s greatest and most remembered attractions.

I was lucky enough to have a couple of good friends that worked on the boat, and they were able to help me get the job. It was like an initiation into a special club, the crew of the S.S.Admiral. And as with all clubs that were…

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Bookstore Tuesday


It’s Bookstore Tuesday, and today I’m going to tell you all the exciting stuff happening at All on the Same Page Bookstore!

First, we have the Big Red Tub, full of FREE books – stop by and grab a couple! All topics, all genres. Second, THIS week only, all of our used books are just $3.00 – hardcover and paperback! AND we have coffee, a lot of varieties, and FREE cookies. What more could you want? I mean, besides all the great books we stock by local authors…

And we have a great line-up of author events this month too, and into July: Ned Randle this coming Saturday, a surprise guest on June 15, the launch of the new YA novel, P.A.W.S. on the 22nd, Pam Foster, author of Bigfoot Blues and Redneck Goddess on June 28 – a Friday instead of a Saturday, don’t forget! June 29 we’ll be hosting L.S. Murphy, author of the YA book, Reaper.

July 1 brings a special Monday evening event, with details coming soon: Anne Rodgers will be in town and she’ll be giving a talk on her new book, Kiss and Tell – and it’s not fiction! Ladies, this a night for you…

We’re also hosting two book launches in July – The American Queen, Dacia Wilkinson, on July 20 and Recycled, by yours’ truly, on July 27.

Let’s jump back to June for a quick moment: in conjunction with our P.A.W.S. book launch on June 22, we’re hosting an event for Tenth Life Cat Rescue – come on out at 11:30 or so and meet some adorable kitties, see how you can help, and maybe even bring home a kitten to its forever home!

And, after you’ve met the kitties and picked up your copy of P.A.W.S. – and entered the drawing for an awesome cat charm! – you can scoot on down to our friends at The Book House. They’re having a barbeque that day, along with some great specials, and get this – you can even help them pack up for their big move down the street to Kirkwood!

So, yep, we’re busy, busy, busy! And no, we didn’t forget the kids: we have a monthly storytime on the second Tuesday of the month, 10:30 a.m. AND we have a ton of books on those summer reading lists – you can RENT one for just $1! Keep it as long as you need it…

One more:

Our summer kids’ writing contest is about to kick off! Details coming very soon, so watch our website and Facebook page!