My first interview about the book appeared last night on The Mobility Resource #INHTIY

See the article here. Many thanks to Zachary Fennel and The Mobility Resource. 

7 straight wks of sales of I’m Not Here to Inspire You on Amazon.com! See my author page for Amazon Kindle & paperback!

My author page is available here. Still waiting for the first customer review. And don’t forget to join “The #INHTIY Book Tour” by posting a picture with the book on Facebook or Twitter. I’m also working on a couple possible book signing events for after the holidays; if there are other local organizations out there that might be interested, please get in touch.

Sent the first code for a free ebook of I'm Not Here to Inspire You #INHTIY to a professor of a disability-related course @ Temple. Hope more consider it for their classes.

Feedback on I’m Not Here to Inspire You

          Here are a few comments from readers of I’m Not Here to Inspire You:

“At times you say things I do not want to hear but need to. Other times you say things I wish I could say but I need to keep my job.” -Special Education teacher.

 “I read your book last night, all in one sitting. I could not put it down. And I am passing it on to my daughter and others now. Congrats on a great collection of essays. I hope lots and lots of people all over the country/world get to read it!” -Lisa.

“I just finished your book. It is awesome. . . . Thanks for a great read. [My brother, Pat] is my hero not because he’s in a wheelchair, but because he had/has the [guts] to follow his dream and challenge his limitations, which . . . are severe.  Your book hit home in that Pat has faced the same issues as the ‘cute crippled kid.’” -Dan.

“So many wonderful words of wisdom that anyone can take away from reading it! My daughter is reading it now, and my son will be next. I think that your essays show the value of pushing yourself to the limit, even when you may not want to, the need to observe the small lessons in life now because later they may become bigger ones, but most of all to be the best person you can be, not letting your circumstances define who you are, but overcoming them. These are all lessons we have been trying to teach our children. Your words, eloquently written, will have an impact on them.” -Machelle, via private message on Facebook. (Used with her permission.)

“[The book is] tough, aggressive, defiant, even belligerent. It is not the usual, predictable stuff at all; the title alone tells you that.” -Maxwell King, former editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

“If you’re disabled, it’s the sort of book to buy, read, and pass along to the important people in your life. One caution: ask for [its] return; it’s the sort of book worth keeping as a reference.” -Gary Presley, National Book Critics Circle member.

13 miles on the exercise bike today--best effort in quite a while. My first therapy session in 20+ yrs yesterday may be . . .

a partial coincidence (also my first week of doing the bike MWF in a while and I’ve been stretching more consistently lately), but I’m sure it helped. One of the messages in my book is meant to encourage young people with disabilities to stick to their physical therapy. It really does help.