Dear Readers,
 
Though I've written and published 8 books, the first, "The Saga of Jack Durant" is still my best seller. After the play based on that book - you can read about that by clicking on "Jack Durant" on the left - I heard more stories about this mysterious man and wrote "Jack's World".  And there is still more to tell!  Now I am working on a new book - "MOB MOLE" which focuses on his criminal background, the Mob bosses he worked for, and the gangsters he associated with.To give you a hint of what is to come, here is a direct quote from his F.B.I. records:  "SUBJECT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS BECAUSE HE IS REPUTED TO BE IN A POSITION TO HAVE A PERSON KILLED OR TO PERFORM A KILLING HIMSELF." MOB MOLE is due out in September, 2008.  See front book cover on the "Jack Durant" page.
 
If any of you have any information about this part of Jack's life, please send an E-mail to me at mibbles1274@msn.com.  Thank you!
 
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
   
    Let me entertain you!  Whether your group is large or small, interested in books on gangsters, Phoenix history, Las Vegas, short stories, novels, memoirs, romance-suspense, or children's books, you'll find my presentations entertaining and informative. I can be found at mibbles1274@msn.com.

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Check out the new book "Going Around 3rd Base in Life and Headed Home: by Frank Trejo.  He has written his autobiography; telling how he went from being dirt poor - and that's no exaggeration  - to being inducted into the Int'l Softball Congress Hall of Fame and the Arizona Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame.  The ISC describes him as a vacuum cleaner at third base, one of the most feared hitters in the league. How did he learn to do that?  With a broomstick and bottle caps.. Click on his webpage to your left.
 
Also, Frank has created a new word: SCHROOL - SCHROOLED - SCHROOLING
Take a guess and let us know what you think it means. E-mail: franktrejo1257@Qwest.net
Now Frank works on The Citizen's Manifesto" in which he explains how we got into the financial mess we're in today.  It can be reviewed in part at www.frugalfiction.com.

 
A little personal info:
 
Born in Sailor Springs, Illinois and moving to Chicago at the age of eleven, I can only say I'm a small town girl from the big city. My first published work was in the newsletter of Hyde Park High School, a poem entitled "The Little Mouse That Lives in the Bottom of My House". That's all I remember so apparently it was not a big hit. After high school I married, divorced, and married again. The second time I got it right and had 20 years of happiness. When I became a widow I began to write again. I'd written articles for a Florida newspaper years before but never a book. Now I have eight with another in process. As you can see from the list of titles, I write in several genres. It's against the rules as writers are supposed to choose their niche and stay there. But when a story comes my way, I tell it. Life constantly throws surprises our way, giving writers ideas and stories to share.  I hope you enjoy my books and that in each one you find something new and entertaining.
Thank you for dropping by and --HAPPY READING.
                 Mabel

 Welcome to Mabel's Room

 

 Mabel's Professional Biography:

Published: 

 1. Created & wrote weekly feature columns for Florida newspaper.

2. Articles for Arizona Senior Word.

3. Articles for East Valley Senior News.

 4.Wrote & published eight books, various genres.

Promotional Activities:  Radio & TV interviews, book fairs, writer conferences, presentations, newspaper book reviews, school events for kindergarten through 8th grade.

 Memberships:  Arizona Authors Association, National Writers Union, Phoenix Writers Club (president), Society of Southwestern Authors, The Writing Junkies.

 

OF INTEREST
FELLOW WRITERS:  Check out a new website - www.frugalfiction.com.  There you can have your books transformed into E-books. A new way to sell our works!
       
WRITERS GROUPS:
Anyone interested in writing should belong to at least one writing group.  My favorites are Arizona Authors Association, The Society of Southwestern Authors, Women Writers of the Desert, and, of course, Phoenix Writers Club.
Another group I have neglected to tell you about and of which I am also a member is the National Writers Union; website: www.NWU.org.