Jan Thacker

As most of you know... Christmas is coming. Oh, yes it is! I'm still doing pet portraits. The pastel portraits, created from your photos, are 11x14, matted, and in a 14x18 frame. Let me know if you're interested. I love doing them!

So, what did I do this weekend? Well, I launched a new book. “Hannie and the Squatter” is now available on Amazon, both soft cover and Kindle. Here’s the back cover copy:
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So, what do you do when you go to a funeral in another state and come home a week later and a squatter has taken over your house and farm?
After learning the alarming news from a neighbor, at three in the morning 48-year-old Hannie Woodsong creeps up her driveway, rummages in the barn to unearth an antique pistol, sneaks into her own house, and finds the bedroom he’s in.
Then she flips on the light, slaps the wall so hard a picture crashes to the floor, points the gun at him, and screams, “STICK ‘EM UP!!”
But now that she’s captured him…
What do you do with a dirty rotten lowdown squatter?
Well, sometimes life is full of surprises, twists and turns, strange encounters, and surprises seem to lurk around every corner.
Hannie and the squatter both have stories untold, anguishes hidden, yearnings unfulfilled, and lives that need changed.
Does she lower the gun?”
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Writing “Hannie” was a delightful experience. It flowed easily and the characters came to life so readily. Reuben, dear precious Reuben, especially revealed himself to me. Sometimes you really want to meet your characters in person, and I know that sounds quite strange. I hope at least some of you will support my writing. For those who are so faithful and buy every book, well, I just love you guys!!

Did you know...

Counting scientific words there are over a million words in the English language. Average person knows about 20,000 words, uses about 2,000 different word a week and speaks about 16,000 words a day.

Well, I've been with people who can speak more than 16,000 words a day. They can rattle that many in a few hours. And then there are the ones who don't speak much at all, making you feel like you need to fill in the empty space. They sit back comfortably and watch as you make a total fool of yourself. I like the chatterboxes.

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