by Mark Saluke | Jan 31, 2026 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, Uncategorized, Upcoming events
Sometime in late 1977, my sister Michelle got a gift, a brand-spankin’ new album, “The Stranger,” by some guy named Billy Joel. Flashforward to about six years later, when some little kid stumbles across this album and becomes enamored with its cover, pretty...
by Mark Saluke | Sep 1, 2025 | Author’s Journey, Site Announcements, Uncategorized
Welcome to September! What an awesome, joyous, fantastic month! Are you catching the drift that I’m a fan of September? It’s true, I love this month in Indiana, as summer starts slowly fading toward fall but the days and evenings are still long and the weather warm,...
by Mark Saluke | Aug 1, 2025 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, The Tao
“The Park isn’t the same as it used to be.” It turns out this first line of Chapter 8, “Practicing Eternity”, in Lucy’s Way is hitting me in new ways these days. When I originally wrote “Practicing Eternity”, it was Chapter 9, and it was a whole lot different, but...
by Mark Saluke | Jun 8, 2025 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, The Tao
At some point during the happy whirlwind of days, weeks, and months when I was writing Lucy’s Way: A Dog, A Drunk, and The Tao, I realized I needed to start thinking about a cover. I had ideas. Of course there would be pictures of Lucy on the cover, and I immediately...
by Mark Saluke | May 26, 2025 | Author’s Journey, Pet Companionship, Recovery & Sobriety, Site Announcements
Welcome to Lucy-books.com! Here you’ll find all things related to my debut memoir, Lucy’s Way: A Dog, A Drunk, and The Tao. If you haven’t read Lucy’s Way yet, welcome! This book ties together the threads of addiction, pets and Taoism into a unique tapestry, spanning...
