Retired IT consultant. Retired Hockey Mom. Retired Base Brat and Military wife. Lifelong learner. Writer.
Camp Follower One Army Brat’s Story by Michele Sabad has been out for a couple of months. Enough people have been reading it that I’m getting some feedback, and I’m pretty pleased with the response so far. In addition to the verbal comments, I’ve had written reviews on both Amazon and in various publications that … More Why I Wrote Camp Follower: Bearing Witness
In 2018, I will have been retired for 2 years already! Where does time go? Of course, if you read this blog, you know I spent the first year and a half writing and publishing my first book, a memoir, (see stevieszabad.com/books). But lately, before I get rolling on my next writing idea (novel? what … More Retired? Year 2. Surprises
The weather is on my mind. Cold. Still. The following is an excerpt from my book, including the great illustration by Nathan (Caro) Frechette: “We didn’t think anything about the cold, but I do remember the coldest day of my life. Saturday mornings my father would take a couple of brothers to the arena on … More Excerpt from “Camp Follower” – Goose Bay
This old grain elevator from Killarney, Manitoba was torn down in 2017. It’s not sad; it was a majestic structure that served its purpose in its day. It makes a dramatic picture, taken with prairie storm clouds gathering behind. I was in Killarney that June day to respect another passing in 2017, that of my … More 2018 is here. Look Forward but Remember Backward.
When I was writing my book Camp Follower, I noticed that the moves of my military life seemed always to be “polar” opposites (pun intended) in terms of the type of weather. Calgary in winter to cloudy Germany. Germany to Goose Bay. Anywhere in the dry prairies to anywhere in humid southern Ontario. But in … More Weather or Not
2017 was a wonderful year for me – I finished my first book, and got it published. (Whew, so much said about that in so few words!) Anyway, I also found time in 2017 to take a few trips (Las Vegas, Virginia Beach, Tennessee, to name the tourist spots; Picton and Prince Edward County for … More My 2017 Reading List
Originally posted on cozybookbasics:
Quotes “You are not from anywhere in particular but you are all a part of the same community.” “You might get itchy to move every couple of years, or, conversely, never want to move ever again.” “You’re very patriotic. You cry at the national anthem anytime, anywhere…You probably touch, even fondle…
In honour of Thanksgiving for our American friends to the south, I’m posting another wonderful picture (by artist Nathan Frechette) from my book. Fellow base brats who lived in Germany may well recognize the scene!
Both amazon.com and amazon.ca are carrying my book. Search via author name of Michele Sabad. Hope you enjoy it and please if you do, kindly add a review. Thanks to you all!
I’m a Camp Follower. I’m a base brat because my father joined the army. This beautiful illustration by artist Nathan Caro Frechette, can be found, with other wonderful pictures, in my book : “Camp Follower One Army Brat’s Story” by Michele Sabad.
Stevie Szabad, Author 