Practice Zoom Call with Ed and Nancy Calkins

This morning, Timothy and I have another practice Zoom call with Ed and Nancy Calkins in preparation for the Calkins Day celebration next week.

The couple had never used Zoom, but Nancy has a new iPhone. So Timothy sent them a tripod, and we spent a nice hour making sure they could get on, adjust settings for camera and microphone, and work some of the other features.

We had a nice conversation, too. They are so excited for next Saturday.

During the call, Ed brought out a surprise. He had framed a copy of his first royalty check from his surprise book and author event in 2018.

This time, we are celebrating the release of “Ruthless,” by Ed Calkins, Steward of Tara, is a work of absolute literary nonsense about the last seven seconds in the life of an Irishman and his afterlife as an Irish vampire, most of which never happened.

Calkins Day 2021 will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Calkins Day (Feb. 13, 2021) on Zoom. 

Real food and drink available if you bring your own ingredients. 

Calkins and his sidekick “The Goddess” will chat about author collaborations, how to legally  fictionalize a real person, literary nonsense. Irish vampires, deep time psychosis, and Astro-Time Physics.

He will also answer questions but doesn’t promise you’ll understand the answers. Calkins will also randomly give away three copies of “Ruthless.”

Local author and WriteOn Joliet co-leader Tom Hernandez will emcee. 

Chef Tim will give three demonstrations. Menu and ingredient list provided after registration.

Calkins Day is free. To register, visit bryonyseries.com/registerforcalkinsday.