Thursday, January 8, 2009
7:30pm

Legacy Books
7300 Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX
972-398-9888
info@legacybooksonline.com

Celebrate the release of SCHUYLER'S MONSTER in paperback at Legacy Books, the new 24,000 square foot, independently owned and operated bookstore in The Shops at Legacy, in Plano, just north of Dallas.

If you ever thought "You know, I'd like to read Rob's book, but that thing is just too big and heavy for my high-tech, go go go lifestyle," I've got good news for you. SCHUYLER'S MONSTER is now available in an edition for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader.

Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter (Kindle Edition)

"Interview: Rob Rummel-Hudson and Schuyler's Monster" by Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Inkygirl: Daily Diversions For Writers

Introduction:
"Rob's writing can be funny, fascinating and heartbreaking, sometimes all in one post. I've been a fan of Rob Rummel-Hudson's blog for years, so was delighted when he recently published a book with St. Martin's Press.

"I first discovered Rob's writing through his early blog, Darn Tootin'. His current blog, Fighting Monsters With Rubber Swords, focuses mainly on his experiences with his daughter Schuyler, who was diagnosed with an extremely rare neurological disorder caused by a malformation of the brain.

"Rob's also an impressive photographer; I especially love his photos of his daughter.

"I ordered a copy of Schuyler's Monster as soon as it was available, and found it inspiring as well as deeply moving. His book is not only about Schuyler, but also about being a parent; Rob's unfailing love for his daughter resonates throughout."

June 17, 2008

"Dads join the parenting blog ranks" by Molly Millett, St. Paul Pioneer Press

June 13, 2008

When the instructor of the Lamaze class that Rummel-Hudson attended with his pregnant wife said, "So the first thing the nurse will do is hand the new baby to you, mommies, so you can count their little fingers and toes..." Rummel-Hudson added, "And heads!" Weisenheimer moments like this pepper this making-of-a-father memoir and help leaven what could be a true tale of woe. Rummel-Hudson's daughter, Schuyler, was diagnosed at the age of three with polymicrogyria, a rare brain malformation that causes various developmental problems: the most frustrating, a lack of speech. Rummel-Hudson chronicles, with disarming frankness, the experience of parenting a child no one knows how to help. His own journey includes marital problems and fights with school administrators reluctant to work with Schuyler. His family's trials haven't extinguished Rummel-Hudson's smartass side, but they've drawn forth a tenderness that is touching and utterly familiar: "This love was daunting to me. It was the rest of my life, this love... I was Schuyler's prisoner now, and it was in that captivity that I had achieved my life's joy."

-- Elizabeth Roca
Brain, Child (Summer 2008)

So if you've ever thought to yourself "Say, I like that Rob guy's voice so much, I could listen to him for HOURS," then today is your lucky day. I did an interview yesterday with Deborah Harper, the president of Psychjourney, and what was scheduled to be about a half hour interview turned into an hour and thirteen minutes. Wow!

The thing is, the interview went long because I think we got into some interesting areas, and Deborah is a fantastic interviewer who spends time with a question and follows up on points and gets very personally involved in the answers. We had the opportunity to talk earlier in the week instead of doing the actual interview (as I was sick and sounded like Puberty Frog at the time), and I think that earlier connection really made for a comfortable interview. I was much more at ease for this one than I've been before, and it definitely shows. I know an hour of me jabbering might not sound like your idea of a fun afternoon, but I think you'll like this one.

Psychjourney: Schuyler's Monster

A local free monthly called Dallas Child, asked me a few months ago to contribute an article to their regular "daily diary" feature. I wrote up something for them and submitted it, and then promptly forgot about it like a doofus until Julie (who did NOT forget and had been watching for it this whole time) brought home some copies from her store.

You know how it is when you write something and then don't see it for a while, then you come back to it and don't actually remember writing much of it? That's how I felt when I read this again. Not in a bad sense, but rather in a "I can be sort of amusing now and again" sort of way.

That sounds like an excellent epitaph, now that I mention it. Someone jot that down.

Dallas Child is available all over the place in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, but it's a pretty safe bet that you can find it at your local bookstore. For the other 99% of you who don't live here, you can read it online:

Daddy Diaries: Robert Rummel-Hudson

Summerfest: READ, Concert on the Patio

"Join us May 31 from 12pm - 8pm for the kickoff event to our summer-long book drive benefiting the Women's Center of Tarrant County's Literacy Program. Music by Conspiracy of Thought, Waiting for Decay, and local band Fate Lions. Guest Authors Dr. David Cross and Dr. Karyn Purvis, authors of The Connected Child, and Robert Rummel-Hudson, author of Schuyler's Monster, will discuss and sign copies of their books. We'll have prizes, face painting and a visit from Curious George!"

Saturday, May 31, 2008
4:00 pm
Texas Christian University Bookstore
2950 West Berry Street
Fort Worth, TX 76109
817-257-7844

Fox 26 in Houston ran a story about Schuyler tonight, reported by Greg Groogan. There's a lot of Schuyler in this one, using her device and in her classroom and just futzing around with me and Julie. It's really nice to see her get this much screen time.

MyFox Houston | Schuyler's Monster: Texas Dad Writes Book About Child's Disease

I'm about a third of the way through:

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