Elaine Ambrose

Bestselling Author, Ventriloquist, & Humorist

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Drinking with Dead Drunks

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Drinking with Dead DrunksBy Elaine Ambrose and AK Turner
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to share a drink with Ernest Hemingway or Jack London? Authors Elaine Ambrose and AK Turner take you on imaginary meetings with 16 famous – but dead – writers, including Edgar Allan Poe, John Cheever, and Willuam Faulkner. Their actual quotes are used to create clever cocktail conversations. This book is a sequel to Drinking with Dead Women Writers – a literary romp with 16 famous and equally dead women writers.

Both books are available for only $10 each plus shipping.

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Midlife Cabernet: Mothers and Daughters from a Different Story

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photo (3)In fits of exasperation during my volatile teenage years, my mother would exclaim, “I hope you have a daughter just like you!” Thankfully, I did. And during my daughter’s spirited times, somehow my mother’s words came out of my mouth. And yes, she also has an ebullient child. We have several years before my granddaughter is a teenager, but I predict the same conversation will occur.

Another accusation my beleaguered mother used to say was that I was only happy doing what I wanted to do. Even as a defiant little girl, I would retort, “What’s wrong with that?” Sorry, Mom.

I can’t write a warm and glowing tribute to my mother because we have never been close. There weren’t any shared secrets or long calls or exchanges of advice. Once a man hit me and split my lip, but I couldn’t tell my mother even though she was only 30 minutes away. I fled to the home of a friend’s mother for consolation. I wish it had been different.

My mother always has been timid and insecure, and our personalities clashed from the start. She was the Sunday School teacher, the Cub Scout Leader, and the dutiful wife and mother. But she didn’t know what to do with me, and I couldn’t be the daughter she wanted. When my parents drove me to college and found the reception area, I bolted from the car and never looked back. There weren’t any hugs or tears because all three of us were relieved that I was out of the house.

I respect my mother and know that she’s had a difficult life full of pain and sorrow. I admire her because she has a fierce determination that should be studied by medical science. And I love her as best I can. Widowed for 25 years, now she lives in a nursing home and is confined to a wheelchair. She is afflicted with dementia and I hope that when she smiles she is remembering the good and positive times she experienced during her 87 years.

The legacy of growing up in a loveless family is that there are no guidelines to follow to a better life. I knew that I wanted a close family and when I was blessed with two children, I became the Mother Bear of the Universe. I made mistakes, as we all do, but my allegiance to them remains true and unwavering. Now they have strong marriages and excellent relationships with their children, and I am in awe of their parenting skills.

The greatest parenting achievement for me is that I see and talk with my children regularly. They taught me how to do this, and I highly recommend it. I’ll continue to visit my mother and be attentive to her needs, but spending time with my adult children is like receiving a gift I always wanted. And as my mother used to say, I’m happiest when I get what I want.

With sincere admiration and love, I wish my mother, my daughter, and my daughter-in-law a splendid Mother’s Day. Remember that your children want you to be happy.

Little White Dress

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Little White DressEdited By Liza Long
This book won a Bronze Award in the Womens Issues Category from the 2012 Independent Publishers Book Awards Program (IPPY).

A simple message on Facebook about observing used wedding dresses at thrift shops captured the attention and creative skills of 25 women who spontaneously gathered in one day to write their stories about “The Dress.” Six weeks later, Mill Park Publishing had compiled the stories into a book.

Award-winning author Alan Heathcock wrote this review for the back cover:

“If I learned something about women from this awesome little book, it’s that each has her own dress, her own story; some of hopes fulfilled, some tragic, some funny, all compelling. Little White Dress holds the truths of humanity stitched into every poem and story. It sometimes made me laugh, sometimes made me somber, but always made me consider how the value of the dress has little to do with the fabric.”

The book is available for $10.00 (plus Idaho sales tax) from Mill Park Publishing, Amazon.com, and some Boise stores.

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Daily Erotica: 366 Poems of Passion

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Daily Erotica: 366 Poems of PassionBy Elaine Ambrose, G. Anderson, R. Hatch, L. Long
Looking for your lost libido? Read just one poem a day from this fabulous book!
Daily Erotica – 366 Poems of Passion was written by four women who met at a writer’s group in Eagle, Idaho. Their poems are to be read out loud, one for every day of the year, and shared with a true love.
Sample Poem:
November 23

Your whispers of love
sing in my ears
and turn to sweet music
that moves my soul
and joins the tempo of our hearts
to beat as one.

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The Red Tease: A Woman’s Adventure in Golf

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By Elaine Ambrose

“There are many books written for serious golfers. This is not one of them.”
– Laura Witvoet, LPGA Director of Instruction

This gift book received a national humor award from Foreword Magazine. The anecdotes prove that the author writes better than she golfs.
The Red Tease was written by Elaine Ambrose, owner of Mill Park Publishing.

The book is available from Mill Park Publishing for $5.00 (plus Idaho Sales Tax), and on Amazon.com.

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Gators & Taters: A Week of Bedtime Stories

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Gators & TatersBy Elaine Ambrose
The young and the young at heart will be touched and delighted with this unique collection of eight original bedtime stories created to inspire children to wonder about characters, places, and adventures. Lyrical language, captivating scenes, and gentle messages provide a safe and soothing message at the end of the day. Because there is ony one illlustration per story, children can use their imaginations to complete the details.
Gators & Taters has received the following honors:

  • Selected for Bowker’s National Recommended Reading List for 2004 – ony 50 children’s books are listed annuallly
  • Selected for Idaho Public Television “First Books” program with Statewide distribution to underprivileged children
  • Selected for State of Idaho “Read Out Loud Crowd” program
  • Selected as “Best Children’s Book of 2003” by a national reviewer
  • Selected for Summer Reading List for the Log Cabin Literary Center in Boise
  • Selected for the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program in Boise
  • Gators & Taters was written by Elaine Ambrose, owner of Mill Park Publishing.

The book is available for $9.95 (plus Idaho sales tax) from Mill Park Publishing.

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