Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Please Welcome Spunky Army Brat and Author, Marilyn Celeste Morris


Marilyn Celeste Morris says:
Marilyn Celeste Morris

  I was born in Alpine, Texas in my grandfather's Southern Pacific Railroad section house.  The railroad company soon abandoned this part of the operations, so I was left without a "permanent" home. 
  At the age of eight, I received my very own orders from The War Department to journey to Seoul, Korea, to join my father in the US Occupation Forces. We were isolated in a military compound with little to do, so I turned my attention to writing.  
  My next overseas assignment was for three years in Linz, Austria. Out of these experiences sprang my first novel, The Women of Camp Sobingo and  my autobiography,of sorts, Once a Brat, Always a Brat, described as part memoir, part therapy session. 
Other books quickly followed, as I retired from Corporate America, and at last I could do what I always felt I was born to do: Write. 


 I am single, live in Fort Worth TX and have three grown children and five grands and am now 74. Been through a lot in my long life.

And, now Marilyn shares some fascinating information about her books:
Once A Brat, Always A Brat
Brat:  Def:  (1) An unruly child Def:  (2) A child of the military  BRAT:  British Regiment Attached Traveler. We wear the “Brat” name with pride. Those who argue that the term is demeaning simply don’t understand. Once a Brat, Always a Brat is not intended to be a serious study of children of the military. It is neither an apology nor a rallying cry for our unique experiences. While some of my fellow Military Brats, missionary kids, children of the diplomatic corps, oil company employees’ offspring and others raised outside their home country may find similarities in my narrative, I must emphasize that the first part of this book is based solely on events transpiring between 1938 and 1958, with comments on how the Military Brat experience affected my life. Other Military Brats have contributed to this book, writing about their experiences in their own words. A Resources section is included for those who are seeking information about the various organizations who can offer advice and counsel to our current Military Brats and their families.



The Cards We’re Dealt: Living with Lupus Erythematosis This book of experiences comes from 'Lupies' who have been 'there... this is not intended as any form of medical advice, but rather as Lupus to Lupus survivor support, and includes many entries and posts from sufferers and their friends and families intended to give comfort and support. 
The web address with information about Regional Chapters and how you may donate to the search for a cure can be found at www.Lupus.org.

                            


                                 The Unexplored Heart
      Impoverished but proud Vanessa Danforth is forced from her mother’s home by her new stepfather’s treachery in 1860s England.
After graduating from stenographer’s school, she accepts a position at the estate of famed world explorer, Harrison Courtland.
Made a widower by his wife’s tragic death in the Himalayas, Courtland has retreated into his work while Vanni forges friendships with his daughter Katrin and the handsome physician from the neighboring estate.
As Vanni encourages Courtland to unearth the ancient ruins at the edge of his property she discovers not only a stunning secret and a hidden treasure, but also her own heart’s desire.
    Impoverished but proud Vanessa Danforth is forced from her mother’s home by her new stepfather’s treachery in 1860s England.
After graduating from stenographer’s school, she accepts a position at the estate of famed world explorer, Harrison Courtland.
Made a widower by his wife’s tragic death in the Himalayas, Courtland has retreated into his work while Vanni forges friendships with his daughter Katrin and the handsome physician from the neighboring estate.
As Vanni encourages Courtland to unearth the ancient ruins at the edge of his property she discovers not only a stunning secret and a hidden treasure, but also her own heart’s desire. 

Sabbath’s Gift: Book One in the Sabbath Trilogy
When New York writer, Joanna Elliott, flees her abusive husband to the Texas Hill Country,  she and her six-year old son, Jason, unwittingly become a killer's prey. Despite Realtor Tommy Joe Greenleaf's warning that Wanda and Ralph Spencer had mysteriously disappeared from the remote farmhouse ten years earlier, Joanna moves in, and makes the sunroom into her office. Joanna adopts a cat from the local veterinarian, Sam Kelly, who tells her that Sabbath "had belonged to a witch." Unexplained events unfold: Joanna is locked overnight inside the storage shed, footprints appear under the sun room windows, and Jason's dog, Mournful, is found poisoned.

Sabbath’s HouseBook Two of the Sabbath Trilogy
Best selling author Joanna Elliott and her growing family are looking for another house because, quite frankly, finding bodies in the cellar and a psychotic old woman kidnapping her son were not events conducive to bringing her new child into the world. She discovers a charming old Victorian mansion owned only by women of the Emily Harris family, but the remaining heiress has no descendants to inherit. Once the family moves in, however, psychic black cat Sabbath encounters spirits determined to continue the legend, once again putting the family in peril.

Marilyn Celeste Morris at a book signing
Forces of Nature:
What will happen when a fully-loaded KC130 tanker taking off from the nearby Air Force Base is flung into a crowded shopping mall by a giant tornado. Who lives and who dies? 
Mother Nature against Human Nature. 
  "An edgy, well-written suspense by the same author as the wonderful The Women of Camp Sobingo, Forces of Nature has everything from thriller and horror to romance and human foibles... Each of the characters resonates with the reader with depth and clarity, all while making an entertaining evening's reading..." -Carl Benson, fan

The Women of Camp Sobingo—A novel set in the Post WWII era
The Women of Camp Sobingo shares the story of four women; friends who share the life of army wives in a strange land, with husbands who serve … Their experiences in a far-flung military compound strengthen three of the women, but a fourth chooses to end her life there. A reunion twenty-five years later reveals long-held dark secrets and sorrows …


My Ashes of Dead Lovers Garage Sale
and other stories from a single woman of a certain age.
A collection of humor/human interest articles written for a suburban newspaper over 10 years. 
 Vol. II coming soon!

Marilyn Celeste Morris, Author, Editor and Speaker
Website: http://bit.ly/RIqtQ4
Five novels, two non fiction books. All available on Amazon.comhttp://amzn.to/KSq5Ya See Marilyn's Author Page at Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/author/marilynmorris

Vanilla Heart Publishing::http://bit.ly/LIq9iy 
And now, free reads first four chapters of all her books:  http://bit.ly/JZM0j4 

Please Welcome Marilyn Celeste Morris to Spunky Senior Authors and Talents by Leaving a Comment.

8 comments:

  1. Welcome to Spunky Senior Authors and Talents, Marilyn! You're a brat in the nicest way possible!

    Morgan Mandel
    http://www.morganmandel.com

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  2. Thanks, Morgan! And thanks for this great site for all us Geezers.

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  3. Sounds like your life has given you A LOT of inspiration, Marilyn! Congratulations on getting to do what you've always wanted.

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  4. Hi,Marilyn--I enjoyed reading and learning more about you. Your life, indeed, has been fascinating.This is the great thing about Morgan's Spunky Seniors blog, although I am a Senior close to your age, I don't consider myself "spunky." What term would I use? I have no idea. It does describe us, though, I suppose.
    I always enjoy meeting another Texan--it seems as though there are many of us on-line. I was born in Mineral Wells (but raised in Levelland)--but we had close relatives in Fort Worth. Those visits were always wonderful.
    Congratulations on so many wonderful novels and your memoir.

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  5. I'm so proud of you, Marilyn, for admitting your age so freely! I swear, I don't understand women who call themselves "of a certain age" or try to be coy about their age. While I'm younger than you, I'm still old enough that many of my cohorts won't say how old they are. Why is that? Haven't we earned every single year, every single gray hair, by what we go through, as women? Sorry for the rant--it's an issue that peeves me. Anyway, I loved this, my friend. 8-) Off my soapbox now.

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  6. Welcome to Spunky Seniors, and thanks for sharing summaries of your books with us. I'm hooked - I'm not from a military family, but a firefighter's daughter (one of nine children, right smack in the middle) and became a teacher ( the first girl in our large family of three boys and six girls -with me again in the middle of the girls) to dare to attend a college after high school.)Though we lived on the same street that my dad had grown up on, and didn't move until my parents' 24th year of marriage (and my sophomore year of high school) the move was from major city urban parochial parish to small town public school America, and so I'm interested in your stories.
    I read and review at my blog: http://terrysthoughtsandthreads.blogspot.com, and look forward to sharing your story there, eventually.

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  7. WTG, marilyn, I loved the post. I'm not far behind you but I'm in denial. Ha! Love the title Spunky Seniors. WTG

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  8. Hey Marilyn, my ten gallon hat friend. Though we haven't met in person, we are Vanilla Heart authors and that binds us together in friendship. Love your stories and all of your writing.

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