by Deb Shaw
File photo of the Bomb Squad, reproduced from the “LAObserved Native Intelligence” article, “A visit from the Bomb Squad,” by Nancy Boyarsky, published online Septemer 2, 2015, 12:33 am. See link in this article. © 2015 LAObserved.
BAGSC member Cynthia Jackson, sent an email the other day, asking “is this one of us?” with a link to an article in LAObserved: Native Intelligence, Observations by LA Observed authors and other Angelenos.
Titled, “A visit from the Bomb Squad,” (click on the title to read the article), I didn’t even glance at the byline and started reading right away. When I read the reference to botanical art at the end of the article, (no, I’m not going to give it away — you have to read the article), I scrolled quickly back to the top. Sure enough, it was written by Nancy Boyarsky!
For those of you who are newer BAGSC members, Nancy was one of our founding members, and served on the Board for many years handling Public Relations and Communications for BAGSC with her wonderful writing skills.
Cover of “The Swap: A Mystery” by Nancy Boyarsky, sold on Amazon.com
Nancy responded to my email that since leaving BAGSC, she’s written two mystery novels, now available on Amazon: The Swap: A Mystery and The Bequest: A Mystery, and is now working on her third book.
And yes, Nancy sent the article to the unnamed botanical artist responsible, and she and her family thought it was very funny.
Thank you Cynthia, and congrats Nancy!
Cover of “The Bequest: A Mystery” by Nancy Boyarsky, sold on Amazon.com