* NEW BOOK BLURB from St. Louis’ own, bestselling author, A.E. Hotchner, pertaining to the chapter that includes an anecdote about him: “Doris Day, A.E. Hotchner, and Me” …..”Charming!” Jan. 2014

Although Becky Lewellen Povich loved books from a very young age, she never considered being an author until later in life.

At 48 years old, she received a phone call that her estranged father was close to death. Her emotions were surprising and overwhelming, and after returning from a visit to be with him, she sat down and words just flowed from her fingertips onto the keyboard. The story she wrote that day was accepted by a local newspaper and gained her a spot as a guest Opinion Shaper columnist. At almost 50 years old, a writer was born!

Each chapter of her memoir is a scene from everyday life and/or unexpected events written in the way only Povich can, with humor and poignancy woven into them, relating tales of both joys and sorrows.

Becky has stories published in a few anthologies,including Chicken Soup for the Soul, Thin Threads, and Patchwork Path; and also newspapers and small magazines. “From Pigtails to Chin Hairs: A Memoir & More” is her first book. She is currently writing the sequel because she has many more stories to share. It is due out in 2015.

Brandi Schmidt A.K.A Elle Sharp lives outside St. Louis with her husband, three beautiful children, and one loveable Golden Retriever. She is in love with love and admittedly cries at anything sappy. She graduated from Washington University with a BA in Biomedical Engineering Science, but soon found statistics and facts were too confining for her creative mind. Thus, writing became her release into a new and wonderful world of words.