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My December release from The Wild
Rose Press, The Winds of Fall, received
on March 6 a 4 and 1\2 books out of 5
from Long and Short Reviews. Cottonwood
Place just got 5 of 5 Books from them
also. See my Published Books page for
more. I've updated my Events\Contests
page with some appearances I'll be
making this year, two up at Lake Erie!

Cottonwood Place was up for Best Book
at Long and Sort Reviews but a book
titled Wildflowers in Bloom won at the
close of voting on 5\24\09. I'm still
flabbergasted at even having been
nominated!
I started reading in kindergarten (I don't know who taught me) and writing in 3rd grade when I began turning my dreams into short
stories. The 1950s monster and alien-invasion movies and 1960s sci-fi TV shows I devoured caused those dreams. I spent many
happy hours in my room reading, writing, and doing art work as I grew, despite being made fun of because of my last name and being
the tallest kid in school until junior high school. My best friend and I spent our carefree summers riding bicycles, collecting pop bottles
for a nickel each to buy candy with, and playing outside until midnight. I pity today's children who can never know such pure joy.
Sandy Wickersham-McWhorter
Unexpected Romantic Fiction
My newest release from The Wild  
Rose Press. See my "Published
Books" page for an excerpt.
Why such a long name as Wickersham-McWhorter?
My name is hyphentated  to honor my 36-year marriage to  a McWhorter,
and to honor my own family. See my Wickersham family page for more on
the Wickersham line.

The tree in the far middle
background is my cottonwood
tree. She's over 90 feet tall and
was part of the inspiration for my
book Cottonwood Place.  
Against her base in the middle
picture is oldest my son, Erik,
who's 3 feet away and dwarfed
by her. Why do guys always look
down when getting their picture
taken? The spot where the trunk
splits into two trunks is over 20
feet up. On June 5, 2008 from my
back window, I saw it snowing
her blossoms. What a beautiful,
calming sight to see the tufts of
cotton floating on the wind. How
people can  consider such
majestic,  individualistic trees as
junk trees or weed trees is
beyond me! As readers learn in
Cottonwood Place,  American
Indians revered the cottonwood
tree as a source of food,
medicine, and wisdom, and many
touching myths are associated
with it.

She dwarfs all the other big trees in
my property. The relaxing sound of her
leaves rustling in the wind is
indescribable.  I can hear it from my
driveway, over 300 feet from her! Her
rustling brings back wonderful
memories of a summer day when I
was a very young child and my
patents, brothers, and I swam in an
aunt and uncle's farm pond. My father
firmly held me so I could splash in the
water and not drown. All around the
farm pond, cottonwoods rustled their
leaves just for us as a serenade in the
warm breeze. I'll never forget that
glorious sunny day.
I've posted chapter 1 of The Winter Road,
my romantic-suspense based on the Ice
Road Truckers from the History Channel,
on my Published Books\WIPs page. Take
a minute to read it and let me know what
you think.! I've been surprised in learning
about Canada and its people, and I hope
my enthusiasm shines through the book.

These are my  
engagement pictures
taken January, 1973.

Below is the RomVets
emblem. Notice the pen
as the sword's blade.
Available from the Wild Rose Press
or from me. See "Published Books"
for excerpt. See below for pictures of
my beautiful old cottonwood tree.
I belong to RomVets, a group of
romance writers who are proud
Veterans or currently serving in
America's Armed Forces. I served
in the United States Air Force,  
February 5, 1971 to September 24,
1973, as a Medical Services
Specialist. Women then were in a
separate unit known as  WAFs
Women in the Air Force. I treasure
the memories of my service during
the Vietnam war era. That's what
lead to my lifelong career in the
medical field as a nurse's aide then
a License Practical Nurse. I met my
husband at my permanent-party
base and the rest is history! I'm a
proud supporter of those now
serving in our military, and wish
them Godspeed in their efforts to
preserve our freedom.
   My Favorite 1950s Sci-Fi Movies
Forbidden Planet.
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Them!
This Island Earth
War of the Worlds
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Day of the Trifids
20 Million Miles to Earth
Rodan
The Monolith Monster
When Worlds Collide
Earth VS the Flying Saucers
Kronos
Queen of Outer Space
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
My Sheena standing in the back porch
hallway before it was remodeled when she was
about 3 years old. How can you resist that
look and those pretty white feet???