Dodi Cross
Dodie Cross describes herself as a Virgo-compromised female, who adheres to a strict regimen: “I write four hours a day, play golf four hours a day, quilt for a couple hours, and watch Seinfeld reruns; these tasks are accomplished whenever the urge hits me. Sleep comes in 5 or 6 hour spurts but I'm rarin' to go by 5 a.m. I'm a hopeless romantic, love and devour memoirs—the funnier the better. I fantasize about Dave Barry, Bill Bryson—The Thunderbolt Kid—and me, a literary ménage a trois, on an island in the Caribbean, writing and laughing at each other's hilarious humor.” Dodie has traveled the world writing about her experiences in foreign countries such as Iran—very foreign; Thailand—very happy; as well as non-foreign places like New Orleans—very kinky; Orange County, California—very last week; and Lake Chelan, Washington—very old-world lovely. She is the recipient of numerous awards for writing and poetry, including the prestigious Southern California Writer's Conference First Place Award for "Best Nonfiction" for “A Broad Abroad,” as well as First Place in their Inaugural Poetry Award. Her articles have appeared in the “Palm Desert Sun,” “Seattle Post Intelligencer” and as a guest columnist for the “Lake Chelan Mirror” in Washington State, as well as “The Monterey Bay Parents Magazine” and The University of Texas Literary Magazine, “RiverSedge.” She is also a contributing editor to the Palm Springs Writers Guild Newsletter. Dodie is married, has four children and nine grandchildren. She spends her writer's life between Eastern Washington's Beautiful Lake Chelan and Southern California's balmy Palm Desert. |
A Broad Abroad in Thailand: An Expat's Misadventures in the Land of Smiles
Synopsis: Dodie Cross was a newlywed American expat who faced far more than a language barrier in her new home. Among the challenges of her move to Thailand: the subtleties of the Eastern Squat Toilet, a near-fatal accident on the Sukhumvit Highway and bladder surgery performed by an inscrutable Thai doctor who decided to restore her virginity. All of these mishaps and more are described with great insight and wit in her new book, "A Broad Abroad In Thailand: An Expat's Misadventures in the Land of Smiles." In the end, it's her unflagging sense of humor that sees Cross through all obstacles: from the first pitfalls and pratfalls in her new land, through times of seemingly insurmountable problems. |