For Birdie Jaworksi, life as an Avon Lady was a bittersweet mix of
embarking on gossip-worthy adventures, searching for Mr. Right, and
making emergency lotion requests in the middle of the night... while
managing as a single parent. This collection of short stories - including
"Mullet Madness," "Fat Ass Evidence," and "Wherein I Test a Product on
an Animal" - captures Jaworski's complicated relationship with the
cosmetics giant (and her customers) and reveals a surprising and
touching account of her personal life.
If you would like a signed copy, please order your book, and when it
arrives, you can send it to me with return postage enclosed, and I will
write a beautiful, personal inscription to you inside the front cover
and enclose a hand-made bookmark... AND an Avon sample! Ya can't beat
that! Just drop me an email and I will tell you my home address.
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Photo courtesy of Eric Swanson, photographer of amazing ability and two-marshmallowed phenomenon
A Santa Fe photographer knelt against the concrete curb, a long-lensed Nikon pressed against his face. I could see his dirty-blonde eyebrows, a hint of calculated smile. His left cheek radiated concentration, the stark and bitter flavor of work. His assistant lifted a memory-wire rimmed white circle. She let the sun fret behind it, let the flat umbrella cast opaque light on her subject. I stood, my cowboy boots on decorative gravel, an Avon bag in my left hand.
"Hey, what's the strangest person you ever photographed?"
I let my voice rise over the wind. My hair whipped against my back. A gold clip encrusted with fake jewels couldn't hold it, couldn't hold the mountain cascade of harsh air, the tide of time.
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