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Whistler Gets Another Two Thumbs Up
Here’s yet ANOTHER PROFESSIONAL REVIEW for Whistler of Petty Crimes
This one by Rae Longest – Originally posted on the website blog page of LITERACY & ME, June11, 2023…I thoroughly enjoyed this little volume, and indeed, it gave me a lot to think about and meditate upon.
30 Jul 2023
Poetry Lovers & Readers Alike
Whistler of Petty Crimes Explores Shifting Time through Humor and Carefully Chosen Memories
— Eileen ike West (@ikewest.com) November 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
ABOUT THAT . . . BOOK COVER ON WHISTLER OF PETTY CRIMES
Sure, I love my book cover at first sight. Wow! The colors! A full rainbow of them. And, how about…
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An Author of Substance
How naïve of me to think that people, throughout the English-speaking world, who know nothing about me, would want to…
15 Jun 2023
Sophia Eagle’s Dedication
Thanks to ike’s oldest granddaughter’s perseverance over several months, the ikewest.com/2025/ website has a new face—and on some pages, new…
30 Dec 2020
ABOUT THAT … TITLE, WHISTLER OF PETTY CRIMES
Years ago, I learn from my web designer son, an important marketing strategy regarding book titles and product names. It’s…
07 Sep 2023
Wisdom Keepers Speak
Let us live for the beauty of our own reality. ― Tom Robbins Beauty begins the moment you decide to…
30 Jun 2023
Every Thought’s a Prayer
Recently, one of my friends and a member of the Texas Circle, made a comment about navigating the divisiveness between…
30 Jan 2021
Book lovers, did you know?
Whistler of Petty Crimes: Poems
Invites readers to revisit the collection repeatedly,
Discovering new layers of wit, wisdom
And insight with each reading.— Eileen ike West (@ikewest.com) October 11, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Mission Not Impossible
All marketing wizards in the queendom of Authorland want me to spell out my mission. I suppose in common vernacular…
14 Apr 2023
ABOUT THOSE . . . IKE WEST WRITING ROOTS
I started so young. While my grade school friends play school teacher and/or hospital nurse, I imagine myself writer and editor. My fantasy job involves dissecting letters to the editor out of American Girl Magazine, and re-writing the boring bits. My PRETEND years of education and experience lead me to believe I can best any official editor’s work.
22 Oct 2023
Calling All Whistler Readers
"Whistler of Petty Crimes
invites readers to revisit the collection repeatedly,
discovering new layers of wit, wisdom and insight with each reading."— Eileen ike West (@ikewest.com) September 27, 2026 at 4:39 PM
WHISTLER’S WHISTLE (OR SING) ALONG LIST
The following six song titles make for easily banked together quasi-Haiku. Please, lyrical reader, merely look down the list of titles, and you’ll see it is so. (Ah, poetry. It shows up everywhere.)
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I’m On the Move
It is a really hectic time for me—packing up to move from Texas to Oregon. This time for good. Just…
23 Mar 2023
ABOUT THAT . . . CRUISING AUTHORLAND
Whistler of Petty Crimes is my third published book, and each manuscript ends up handled by three distinct publishing companies, and a grand variety of pro’s. In my experience every publishing outlet proves unique in the ways they ask authors to wrestle with the enigma of publication.
15 Nov 2023