There are bad dates – and then there are bad dates. Like the smarmy 50-year-old who came to my Hanukkah party to give me a stuffed two-humped camel because “humping twice is better than humping once.” Or the 90-pound guy in Hawaii whose invitation to join his harem included a link to his web page, which extolled the virtues of drinking one’s own urine. You can’t make this stuff up.
From dates arranged online to those dreadful Jewish singles parties (which really should be declared a crime against humanity by the U.N.), CHASING CUPID: TALES OF DATING DISASTER IN JEWISH SUBURBIA tackles these and other perils of the singles scene. Each chapter is a funny rendition of a different awful date, or a collection of dates on a similar theme, and unfortunately for me, all of these dates really did happen!
To learn more about this book, which is looking for a publisher, visit www.chasingcupid.com.
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Joysa – your book sounds wonderful! Is it in print yet? I would love to get a copy 🙂
Thanks Laura! My book has an agent but no publisher, so alas, it is not yet in print!
This sounds great. Imagine being invited to join a harem in Hawaii. Too Crazy.
I hope to find your book in print soon.
Where else are you published?
Karen
I was in LA nearby on the day she died and will always feel simpatico with Marilyn because our backgrounds are similiar. Agree with what Francis said: Marilyn must have been tough to have lasted as long as she did and still have some love left in her.She was of course used by many including the media and the entire Hollywood system. To me the title of Arthur Millers play about her After the Fall, says it all. If you truly love someone, you accept them..illness,imperfections, and all. I had the opportunity of visiting her crypt,and am very grateful for that. To me she will never die. Her beauty, talent and grace will always be fresh and new.