Posts by Veronica Slaughter
I’ve been entered into the Bedside Reading Book Cover Awards!
Happy New Year, everyone! Exciting news: as a member of the Bedside Reading Family, I have been entered into the Bedside Reading Book Cover Awards! Voting is from December 31, 2024, to January 14, 2025 – you can vote at this link.
Read MoreMedia Recap
Hi everyone, happy holidays! Here is a media recap for Have You Seen These Children?
Read MoreKDFXCA – Palm Springs Desert Chat Media Recap
Very happy to share with you a media recap by Palm Springs Desert Chat, about the Rowan Palm Springs Bedside Reading and Book Signing! Click the image below to watch the full video!
Read MoreHave You Seen These Children? by Veronica Slaughter! A Fabulous Memoir!
So excited to share this Instagram post by BedsideReading about my memoir Have You Seen These Children? You can see the original post at this link: Valorie, Veronica, Vance, and Vincent’s perfect world turned into a nightmare one hot afternoon in 1959 in Cebu, Philippines. What was to be a quick lunch with their father…
Read MoreRed, White, and Book: Essential Summer Reads for July by Bedside Reading
Discover the Perfect Books to Enjoy this 4th of July With Bedside Reading’s Top July 2024 Picks Found in Luxurious Retreats. As we celebrate the 4th of July and the joys of summer, there’s no better time to indulge in some captivating summer reading. Bedside Reading’s July 2024 recommendations are here to provide the perfect…
Read MoreCelebrating the Book Birthday of My Memoir Have You Seen These Children?
I can’t believe it’s been three years since my memoir Have You Seen These Children? was published! Click below to watch the celebration video!
Read MoreThe apple fell far from this tree!
Robert Lee Slaughter was born April 19, 1922 in Littleton Colorado. I knew little about my father’s early childhood. The couple of things I did know was that he grew up on a farm and dropped out of school in the 8th grade; which didn’t keep him from scoring 140 on his IQ test given…
Read MoreCelebrating Women’s History Month
In Honor of Women’s History Month, I want to highlight three women from history, that are my personal favorites: Cleopatra, Pharoah of Egypt, Queen Elizabeth I of England, and First Lady Anna Elenore Roosevelt. I find these three powerful women earth-shaking and world altering. Their strength taught me from an early age, what a strong…
Read MoreYesterday was Women’s Day which brought to mind the most powerful woman I know, Lily.
Lily It’s raining tonight. I hear it pounding on the tin roof of this old plantation house. I love Maui. Haiku is green and lush. The Hawaiians say rain is God’s blessing on the land. The smell is heavenly. Every breath feels clean and full of life. As I sit here enjoying the tranquility of…
Read MoreIt’s been three weeks since the release of my book. You Must Have a Question?
For those of you who have read my book, I have a question. Many of you wrote, “I could not put it down” somewhere in their review. So, my question is, what was it about the story that made it hard to put down? Of the first 25 reviews on Amazon, 20 had that phrase…
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