Interview with Miriam Laundry

Interview with Miriam Laundry

by | Sep 4, 2025 | Featured Interview

Ruth Don Shevlin sat down with Miriam Laundry to talk about her children’s book, Rebecca’s Dream That Wasn’t, and the inspirations behind it. In this heartfelt conversation, Ruth shares how her own experiences with stage fright shaped Rebecca’s story, why she held...
The Real Mrs. Garrett

The Real Mrs. Garrett

by | Sep 1, 2025 | The Dreamers Journal

Mrs. Garrett, Rebecca’s dance teacher in “Rebecca’s Dream That Wasn’t,” was a real person. She was my first dance teacher. She was as I describe her in the book and I truly adored her. These are not very good pictures. They are screen shots taken off a home movie from...
The Back Story and Illustrations

The Back Story and Illustrations

by | Aug 19, 2025 | The Dreamers Journal

I wrote “Rebecca’s Dream That Wasn’t” in 1978. I lived in a very small town. There was no internet yet. I didn’t know how to proceed. I took my typewritten manuscript and my pencil sketches to a printer in Boca Raton that printed a thousand copies for me. I sold them...