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Larry Peterson

  • "Grippers" (how to get homeless without even trying # 11)

    Episode # 11 What about Jake  (click on the “grippers” tab and scroll down for the previous 10 episodes) Lest we forget 12 year old Jake. What has been going on with him through all of this? Jake, an only child, (he did not know that he had a sister that had been still-born two…

  • TheChildrenAuthorsShow.com – web radio interview

    TheChildrenAuthorsShow.com August 29, 2011 Slippery Willie’s Stupid Ugly Shoes by Larry Peterson interviewed by Don McCauley Click the play button to listen to Larry’s interview on TheChildrenAuthorsShow.com. http://www.tribute-books.com/blogplayer.SWF

  • "Grippers" (how to get homeless without even trying # 10

    Episode #10  Good News & Bad News (click on the “grippers” tab and scroll down for the previous 9 episodes)Tracey Slider had always had an affinity for managing money. Consequently, she had been able to dispense the meager funds they had in such a way as to keep all their bills current except, of course,…

  • "Grippers" (how to get homeless without even trying) Re-cap Episodes 1 thru 9

    Re-cap: Episodes 1 thru 9  (Episode #10 will post next week) click on “grippers” and scroll down for previous nine episodes. The great American paradox (Episode #6) of today is that there are  millions of people across this great land that are simultaneously rich and poor. They are “rich” (materially) because they have most everything…

  • "Grippers" (how to get homeless without even trying # 9)

    Episode # 9  The Home Visit  (click on the “Grippers tab and scroll down for the previous 8 episodes) Their newly discovered sense of helplessness had Bob and Tracey drained and exhausted. They had $40.00 to their name, the electricity had been turned off, the inside of the house was hovering at about 90 degrees,…

  • "Grippers" (how to get homeless without even trying # 8)

    Episode # 8 Here come the church people— (click on the “Grippers” tab and scroll down for the previous seven (7) episodes)“C’mon, Tracey, please. Call these people right now. You need your power back on. My God, you’ll lose everything in the refrigerator plus it’s 92 degrees outside and it’s already hot in here. C’mon, trust…

  • "Grippers" ( how to get homeless without even trying #7)

    Episode #7 Lights out (click on “the Grippers” tab for previous six (6) episodes) Tommy and Judi Parano were standing outside their house when Bob and Tracey arrived home. Judi and Tracey were best friends and shared and confided most everything with each other. Judi was well aware of the predicament her friend was in.…

  • Busy Moms Who Love to Read review

    Busy Moms Who Love to ReadJuly 27, 2011 Review: Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes by Larry Petersonby Pamela Olsen I always love books that have a message and there is no better message than accepting each other’s differences. This children’s book takes it a step further and reminds us to accept our own differences. I…

  • "Grippers" #6 (how to get homeless without even trying)

    Episode #6: Out of money (click on “the grippers” tab for previous 5 episodes) The Slider family was now, like so many many others, part of an American paradox. They were both rich and poor. They had everything money could buy; a place to live, a refrigerator, a washer and dryer, a personal computer, two…

  • "Grippers" #5 (how to get homeless without even trying)

    Recap: #1, Bob Slider is laid off;  #2, Tracey loses her unemployment; #3, confronting finances over beer & pizza; #4; meeting with the landlord  (click on “gripper” tab to view previous episodes) Episode 5: Running out of money. It was 5:30 a.m Tuesday and , as usual, Bob woke up and began getting ready to…