Dear Friends,
Have you heard of Doga? I first learned about people doing yoga with their dogs while I was drafting my novel, In the Doghouse: A Couple’s Breakup from Their Dog’s Point of View (now available). And since the novel focuses on rescue dog, Skip, and his heart-broken human, Lucy, I decided doga was a must for Skip and Lucy’s journey from the achy-breaky-heart club to … well, I don’t want to spoil the book for you if you haven’t read it.
For decades, I’ve intended to practice yoga routinely, but I’ve been trying to find the right class (not too fast) or instructor (not too advanced). But last week, while thinking about this “What Is Doga?” newsletter, I realized I needed to take a page out of Skip and Lucy’s book and stop thinking about ‘what to do’ and simply DO. With this attitude, I was rewarded by finding the perfect yoga app for me*. The name (Down Dog!!) and logo (a dog in a yoga pose!!) were serendipitous signs.
I’ve done several classes and LOVE it. To celebrate, I’m including a link to the doga chapter, “Downward-Facing Dog” from In the Doghouse.
Have you tried yoga or doga? (Or goat-ga; apparently, that’s a thing, too.)
On a side note, if you’re active on social media, I spend 99% of my “s-m” time on Instagram. Follow me there (@terilcase), and I’ll follow you back.
Until next time, thanks for being you.
Teri
*I like Down Dog because I can choose the type of yoga, level, pace, and music. It’s brilliant. By the way, I have zero affiliation with DownDogApp dot com, and I was not paid to say this, nor even asked. In fact, they don’t even know about this newsletter.
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Happy Valentine’s Day, my friends. Thank you for being you.
Teri
Today is one of my favorite days of the year. It’s time to announce the annual Tiger Drive Scholarship recipient, which was inspired by my novel, Tiger Drive. This is the eighth year I’ve been able to grant this pay-it-forward scholarship, and I do it with tears of happiness each time.
Since 2014, the trusted Tiger Drive Scholarship Committee has helped select over 15 recipients. And thanks to each person who has purchased one of my novels and the kind and supportive donations from friends and family, more than fifteen young people have taken the first step toward the future of their choosing. To each of you and each young person who dares to reach, learn, and grow beyond their familiar environment, thank you for being you.
Congratulations to this year’s recipient. I wish I could be a fly on the wall when you hear the news …
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Happy Valentine’s Day, my friends. Thank you for being you.
Teri
Dear Friends,
As many of you know, I’m working with an agent and an editor on my third novel, Finding Imogene. We’ve exchanged multiple drafts for their feedback over the past six months, and in my humble opinion, we’ve made a great team – I love working with them and look forward to a long-term relationship. But when I submitted what I thought would be my final-final-final draft two months ago and waited for their praise, they instead responded along these lines:
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Dear Friends,
I’ve taken the plunge.
First things first … no, I’m not getting married. But I have made a potentially life-changing commitment to someone.
After a series of events that I can only call serendipitous, I have a literary agent to find a publishing house and home for my precious third novel, Finding Imogene.
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In the past five months, I’ve lost four loved ones—people I cared deeply about and who influenced my life in uncountable ways, including my mother who died of COVID-19 on December 7, 2020. Before now, I didn’t know grief could stack up the way it has, and I’m not the only person grieving. Millions of people are aching with me.
As you read my thoughts below, you or someone you know might be in mourning. If so, I’m sorry. This letter is for you and yours.
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HOME MADE: A STORY OF GRIEF, GROCERIES, SHOWING UP—AND WHAT WE MAKE WHEN WE MAKE DINNER by Liz Hauck is a must-read memoir about a young woman, a teacher, who commits to a project in order to feel closer to and understand her dad after he dies unexpectedly at the young age of fifty-seven.
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Dear Friends,
My mom, Bonnie Case, passed away from COVID-19 on December 7, 2020. Her local, and her most beloved newspaper, The Nevada Appeal, shared a letter I wrote about her heartbreaking and avoidable death. Click here to read it. Special thanks to journalist Teri Vance for using her column to humanize COVID-19 victims.
Please wear a mask. Care about one another. Stay safe and thanks for being you.
Teri
Dear Friends,
I’m excited to share that my novel, Tiger Drive, is included in Booksweeps’ Historical and Family-Saga Fiction Giveaway! Not only will one lucky person win a copy of Tiger Drive, but also an E-reader and 50+ books!
I hope one of you wins.
While this (US) Thanksgiving is unlike any other, I wish you a happy, healthy, and sane holiday.
Teri
