Hello! This is Nancy Nolan, Bea’s publisher/publicist, writing to give you good news: I’m pleased to let you know that Bea's interview with Michael Monks on WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition will air on Monday, November 11th at noon, immediately following the news. She’ll talk about her new book, "The Third Person in the Room: Stories of … Continue reading Don’t Miss Bea’s interview on WVXU FM Radio
Truth Telling
You are trying to decide whether to disclose an important truth, but reconsider when a friend urges caution and suggests that you not take the unnecessary risk. So you reconsider. You decide to postpone the decision, even as you yearn for the release that authenticity would bring. You are stalled by ambivalence. We grow up … Continue reading Truth Telling
Invisibility
When I closed my office door and began to dream of writing a book, friends asked, “Why”? Striving to be truthful, I answered, “To avoid becoming invisible.” They objected, especially those who are younger, not wanting me to feel diminished by growing old. They tried to talk me out of having this concern. But they … Continue reading Invisibility
News about “The Third Person in the Room”
Hello - This is Nancy Nolan, Bea Larsen's publisher/publicist, writing on behalf of Bea and her new book, The Third Person in the Room: Stories of Relationships at a Turning Point. Many of you have probably been wondering when the book will be published. Wonder no more! The book is now available on Amazon.com where you … Continue reading News about “The Third Person in the Room”
Why Marry?
For the first time in more than one hundred years, the number of young adults (age twenty-five to thirty-four) who have never married has surpassed those who are. Of course, many of the unmarrieds are living with a partner without ceremony or license. The past taboo against that, at least for them, is ancient history. … Continue reading Why Marry?
The Third Person in the Room
Dear Reader, If you have already received and read an email from Nolan Kerr Press, my publisher, publicist (and good friend, Nancy Nolan) about my upcoming book The Third Person in the Room: Stories of Relationships at a Turning Point, please move on to some other worthy emails in your feed. I have succumbed to … Continue reading The Third Person in the Room
To Be A Man
Last month as Father’s Day approached, a story I heard on the radio came back to mind. The question had been posed: “What does it mean to be manly today?” A listener in California called the station to address it. The caller was a Mexican American who had come to this country at the age … Continue reading To Be A Man
