Hot New Book Written By Four St. Louis Authors

Wanna know how we do it "right thurr"? Well follow me to the city where decisions, deception, and dedication can deliberately lead to someone’s demise. A place where a long shot triggered by loyalty, liberation and love can make you create life, lose life or be facing life.

I welcome you to the LOU.

We can agree to disagree that no city or hood is any different from the other. It would only fall on the deaf ears of those playing the game of Get In Where You Fit In. Vultures only motivated by the type of hunger where if you can’t respect the grind, you can’t respect the mind.

Take a journey with those Tattooed Souls that are So St. Louis. Although they Neva Saw It Coming, they make sure to get it in By Any Means Necessary.

Authors Lea Mishell, Teresa Seals, Mary L. Wilson, and Myron A. Winston spill the Tales From the Lou on to pages.


Hot off the presses from Red Bud Ave Publications, we present TALES FROM THE LOU, four short tales about life, love and living in St. Louis.

Lea Mishell ~ Neva Saw It Coming*
Teresa Seals ~ Tattooed Souls
Myron A. Winston ~ By Any Means Necessary
Mary L. Wilson ~ So St. Louis

TALES FROM THE LOU is available NOW on Amazon.com. Order your copies TODAY!! Let's put four St. Louis authors on the "best seller" list!!! You can start here: http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Lou-Lea-Mishell/dp/0984439730/ref=sr_1_9?s=gateway&ie=UTF8&qid=1285386909&sr=8-9

*Preview of NEVA SAW IT COMIN:

http://leamishellauthor.tumblr.com/post/511802393/chapter-1-of-neva-saw-it-comin

FEEL FREE TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS BOOK!!!

Lea Mishell, Author

Working my way back to working

OK, so in case I didn’t tell you, I’ll be published this year. An author friend of mine asked me to contribute to a book she’s publishing which will consist of short stories from four local authors, including myself. The book is tentatively titled TALES FROM THE LOU and is scheduled to be released this May.

Now that I’m back into the groove of writing and editing, I’ve been back to blogging as well and it seems that I have created one too many. I will narrow them down to just one but for now you can read any one of them (I’m leaning more toward the Tumblr blog myself).

www.leamishellauthor.tumblr.com

www.leamishellauthor.wordpress.com

www.leamishellauthor.blogspot.com

Can ya see a pattern here? Don’t be surprised if you go to www.leamishellauthor.com* one day. (*this isn’t a real website… yet.)

Please share this information with others. My blogs are basically a testing ground for my books. I know what I like to write about but what do y'all want to read about? My blogs are mini versions of chapters of my books so that gives you an idea of how my books are, assuming you're a subscriber to any of my blogs. Remember, if you can’t go to blog sites from work, if you need to print this out or forward this through your personal email, so be it. I must warn you. These are not “PG” rated blogs. Nothing completely offensive. Just not work appropriate. Must be 25 to read. That type of deal.

Having said that, read if you like. Comment or just cruise by. Thanks in advance.

© 2010 Lea Mishell. All Rights Reserved.

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coming in 2010!!

Tales from the Lou by Teresa Seals, Lea Mishell, Mary L. Wilson & Myron A. Winston

from Author Lea Mishell
Rachael was Livin' Just Enough
Layla's life was nothing but Illusions
Are Devin's actions THAT Unforgivable?
Meeka experienced a few Unexpected Detours
Zuri might be falling in love with a Celebrity Stalker
Coming soon to all major retail and online bookstores

Author Update

Date: January 10, 2010
Project: TALES FROM THE LOU
Release Date: TBA

Not sure how I feel at the moment seeing as how I've just possibly finished my short story ahead of schedule allowing me a few days to edit before I send it in but I'm still in Writer mode so I may actually go back to book four to finish it or books one, two and three to edit those so they will be ready to send in when it's time to publish them. My mind is racing with so many thoughts right now that I wish I could focus on just one but they seem to have lined themselves up so after this short story, it's on to the next one. Hmm... strange urge to dance to Jay-Z... **shrugs** :-)

Anyhoo, after this I will pause the blogging, tweeting and IMing so I can start editing. Can't wait til this project is done. Not that I want it to end. Actually I'm excited to see this happen from the beginning step by step because Sista Girl is in school and ready to learn all she can to make this dream come and STAY true!!!

Love you all and thank you for stopping by. I'm still on Facebook hiatus but I tweet on occasion (Lea_Mishell_Ink) so you follow me, I follow you, we'll keep in touch. Cool? Cool. :-)

OK, I need to get back to work.

Til later,

PeaceLoveHappiness
Lm...

© 2010 Lea Mishell. All rights reserved.

Random Thoughts ~ January 7, 2010

You ever talk to yourself? I know you do but do you LISTEN to yourself? Lately, I've been listening to my inner voice. I'm not sure what any of this means but when a particular phrase repeats itself to me, I see them as warnings or advice. Maybe it's not for ME but for someone else to read and interpret so in case it is, I'm posting it here for you to read.


It’s just a matter of time. You will love me more than anyone you’ve loved before. We’ll be together forever. I promise I will never hurt you or let anyone else harm you because I love you.
-Lm...

I don’t like the way they treat you. Don’t they know you’re Royalty? You should be treated like the queen you are, just as I will treat you for the rest of our days together. I just wish I’d done it sooner so you could see that I’ve been here all along!

Somehow I have to show you just how much I love you.
-Lm...


That's all I have right now but if any more pop up, I'll share them... Til then...

PeaceLoveHappiness
Lm...

© 2010 Lea Mishell. All rights reserved.

Honesty in Relationships

Honesty in Relationships

Here's to a New Beginning!!

Here's to a New Beginning!!
By Lea Mishell
October 17, 2009

This time last year, I NEVER would have imagined that I would be married.

And yet, I am.

This time this year, I NEVER would have imagined that I would find a way to make my dream career come true so soon.

And yet, I did.

This time next year, I IMAGINED what it would be like to be home every day when my children went to and came home from school.

And soon, I will.

Through Him ALL things are possible.
God is Good ALL THE TIME.
All the time, GOD IS GOOD!!!

Lm...

© 2009 Lea Mishell. All Rights Reserved.

The Last DEAR JOHN Letter

Recently I was contacted by an ex that had the potential to be a lifelong friend but fucked it up with that last text he sent me suggesting that he and I do something that could potentially harm my marriage before it even began! I hadn't heard from him for months after that text and I was so wrapped up in my preparations to get married that I didn't have a chance to fully digest the demise of our relationship. I mean, this man has had such an impact on my entire writing career! And to this day he insprires me. I just wish it wasn't such a negative source. The fact that I allowed him to disrespect me for so long is what hurts me more than anything but I turned that hurt into words which later became books so I wish him nothing but the best in his life. As for going forward, I personally want nothing to do with him anymore.

This is the last letter I wrote to him. I'm posting the words because I need to remind myself that I have closed this chapter of my life. I don't want him to think that he can come back AGAIN as he's done so MANY times over the years. Either I would bring him back to me or he would find me. I need this to be over for good. I know my writing will change but I'm praying that without his influence, my writing will improve.

God bless.
Lm...

(I won't say his name. I'm trying to stop disrespecting the privacy of others.)

Dear _____,

Whether you give a damn about me or not, do not EVER try to contact me. Not at my home, not online, not EVER. You have hurt me so deeply that I never want to see or hear from you again. I'd much rather keep a positive yet distant memory of you than the ones you left me with. What hurt the most is that as much as I loved you it wasn't enough for you to want me back. Yes, I wanted to marry you and raise our children* together but you kept playing games but what cut me the deepest was when you suggested we get a hotel room and you implied that my fiance (now Husband) would cheat on me at his bachelor party. As much as that hurt, it cut deeper because that let me know that if you and I were getting married that YOU would do that! That is NOT how you begin a loving and faithful marriage! It was bad enough that I met with you to comfort you after your mom passed without telling him first. That was my mistake but I didn't want him to stop me from seeing you. Despite the aftermath, I'm glad I got to see you that last time. I would've been content with that night as our final memory together even though we didn't sleep together. I know you wanted to but to be honest, I had no sexual feelings for you after the last two times we had "sex".** I'd never been so unsatisfied by you and I was too in love with him to hurt him. Considering our past, I can't blame you for trying but what kind of woman would I be if I'd cheated on him? Would you be there to pick up the pieces of my broken heart? Why start now when you weren't there before when YOU broke my heart so many times!

I deleted your Facebook friend request. I closed my MySpace page. I deleted all your texts, phone numbers and birthday reminders for you, your mom and your sons. What more do I need to do or say to make you realize that you've hurt me too much and I love me too much to let you continue? I'm not trying to hurt you so PLEASE stop hurting me!!

Whether you ever loved me or not, I pray you will be a better man for the next woman and stop playing games. I don't hate you but I don't love you enough to keep you in my life. Our time is done. I've moved on. Now it's your turn.

Good luck & God bless.
L.

P.S. If losing me was part of your game, You WON!!

*and don't forget I gave your baby that we created up so that you could have a better life!

**for the record I haven't slept with anyone since I met him (my Husband). I'm not keeping you on the side so don't ask or think about it!


Now, after I reread the letter a few times, my anger levels dropped. Karma has been good to me and so far things are beautiful with my husband and me and I didn't want to disturb my peace so I wrote this last page.

_____,
Now that I've let that anger out and I feel better, I apologize if I hurt you and I thank you for letting me go. Thanks to you I see how blessed I am to have my husband. Thanks to you I see that there is someone out there for everyone, even me. I thought you were that one but in your own way you made it clear that it wasn't you. I was too blind from my love for you to see that! Thank you for everything you've done for and to me. I very much appreciate the lesson I have learned from you. May God continue to bless you in all that you do.

L.

© 2009 Lea Mishell. All Rights Reserved