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Comment by Toni D. Weymouth on March 2, 2010 at 4:09pm

Actually, I'm no longer single. I met a man fifteen years younger than me twenty years ago and we've been married ever since. He's my rock when I write and my support during those hard times. My kids love him. I'd kissed so many frogs in my life that finding one with values and the dreams I shared about the future, made his age irrelevant. "Ill check the book out. Thanks. When I attended the Institute up in San Francisco for my doctorate, I met two Ukrainian women who'd been trafficked into the U.S. We talked for only a few minutes, but what they said gave me the impetus for writing a novel about an American woman, hand picked by a Russian mobster, kidnapped and delivered into his hands in Serbia. Sometimes the 'going thru school' process gives a writer a lot of ideas. Two publishers liked the book but said it was too long. I'm in the process of losing 10,000 words. A real headache, but worth it if the story gets out.

Comment by Angela Christine Ragosa on March 2, 2010 at 11:07am

Hi Toni,

I also enjoy watching The Diary of a London Call Girl on Showtime. I think I may have found the book for you although I'm not sure this is the exact copy you want to buy, I hope so :-) Just copy and paste link into your browser:

http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?WRD=Dr....

My hat's off to you Toni for what I can imagine is the toughest role to fill, that being the role of a single Mom with two kids... I also have two children, (now grown) although when they were small, my husband traveled to the Middle East, leaving me to care for the children pretty much on my own... it was challenging to say the least... but it is pale in comparison to being single and struggling financially. Interesting material for a memoir Toni.

Best Wishes Toni!

Angela

Comment by Toni D. Weymouth on March 2, 2010 at 10:00am

Thanks Angela. I loved Diary of a London Call Girl on Showtime, but i no longer have access to the movie channels, so I've missed so many episodes. I am looking for Magnanti's book. I think she's done a great job for the plight of women trying to work their way through college with little or no money. I had to work two jobs to make ends meet, plus raise two kids by myself. Talk about meeting yourself going out the door after just coming in.

Comment by Angela Christine Ragosa on March 1, 2010 at 8:41pm

Toni,
I wish you all the best wrapping up this project. It sounds like an absolutely intriguing and interesting read to lose myself in...

Best Wishes and Blessings...
Angela