Gullible's Travels

About the Book

Gullible's Travels: From Diaper Rash to Kissing Frogs is a compilation of 30 life stories.  A young girl, born to parents who were products of the Depression, Deanna grew up and experienced life during a simpler time and in a simpler place, Horton, Kansas, in the late 1930's, 1940's, and 1950's.

The title, Gullible's Travels, comes from the author's "recognized" gullibility as illustrated numerous times through her stories.  "Gullible's" stories are amusing and sentimental in her journey through life.  Some may even bring a tear to your eye.  Like "Stories of Old," each life story includes a moral, message, or lesson learned by Deanna as a result of her "Travels."

The subtitle for Book One, From Diaper Rash to Kissing Frogs, reflects Deanna's early life experiences from birth through her teen years.  Book One is followed chronologically by three companion books--each reflecting approximately 20 year of the author's life.

About the Author

Deanna Purcell Pendleton was born and spent her early life in Horton, Kansas.  She has her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Kansas State University (KSU), as well as numerous additional graduate hours at KSU and other universities.  Having been a "chronic" worker since age 16, past jobs have included clerk, secretary, teacher, social worker, communication consultant, trainer/course developer, instructional technologist, and human resource manager.  Deanna retired along with the new millennium after 21 years working for a major telecommunications company.  After making the decision to pursue her dream of writing, she began compiling Gullible's Travels from individual life stories she had written.  Other than technical writing, this is her first book.