Really enjoyed my visit with a book club group in the Lakewood neighborhood of Dallas, Tx. We had a themed dinner with African "Chop",...

3rd installment on Akwaji: Theoretically, a patient in a Leprosy Settlement pays a small sum on admission to cover the cost of his stay,...

Celebrating the 4th and selling books! Thank you Joyce Donohoe for recommending The Rainwater Secret to so many people!

Into my life stepped Akwaji (Oluwa in the book) Usually the onlookers assist or hinder the conversation in cases like this - the amazing...

Enjoyed sharing The Rainwater Secret with a book club at the Irving, Tx Library. I shared Lily's (Anna in the book) story, and we...

Many of you who have read the book have enjoyed the story of Oluwa, the tobacco loving leper patient in the Ogoja leprosy settlement. In...

Many thanks to all of you who have purchased books or kindle books. I am thrilled to send my first donation check to the Medical...

There came a morning when he gave no answer to the knock on his door. Gently we opened it, lest he might be asleep, but what a shock...

Come back tomorrow to see what happens with "Doctor Effiong". One day "Doctor" Effiong was missing from his post, a most unusual...

At 6 a.m., as regularly as clockwork, although he could not read the clock, his slim figure, white coat tails flapping, could be seen...

More about "Doctor" Effiong from Ogoja Leprosy Settlement. Come back each day for another paragraph: His morning's work began in the...

I'm going to tell you another story about one of the lepers in the village that Lily (Anna) wrote about. Come back each day to read...

Come by and support the new location of Lucky Dog Books in Casa Linda on June 22, 2017 and get a signed copy of my book The Rainwater...

Monica Shaw

Had a great time last Thursday sharing The Rainwater Secret with the Women in Business Lakewood group. Thank you for having me! Thank you...

Book signing at Half Price Books - Sunday May 21st - 5803 E. Northwest Hwy 1-3pm

I'm so excited about my book launch party at Times Ten Wine Cellar on April 27th at 7pm. I will be there with books to sign. There will...