Does She Juggle, too?

By Donald G Evans

You might know Delphine Pontvieux as the author of the thriller ETA and the publisher of Miss Nyet Publishing. Or you might know her as a tri-athlete, scuba instructor, waterboarder or rock climber. Maybe you’re aware of her work as an actress in LOL, where she played Joan of Arc’s mother. You could have bumped into her in her travels as an international saleswoman and promoter in the music and entertainment industries. Perhaps you just know her as the really tall and attractive French woman.

Now, in a kick to the face to all of us trying to get one thing right, she designs jewelry.

Delphine has been kind enough to donate the CONCHO bracelet to our silent auction. It is a wraparound-style bracelet made with Latigo leather, designed to go around one’s wrist four times. The concho is an intricately-designed decorative metal piece. I’m no fashion consultant, but this is a beautiful piece and will make a nice gift. If you want to order more jewelry from Delphine, send an email to: anchorbracelets@gmail.com

This is the second straight year Delphine has made a nice donation to the event. Delphine is a very good writer, terrific friend, and tireless supporter of our literary community. I see her at a lot of the major events, and when CWA or the CLHOF puts out the call for participation, she usually answers. That kind of commitment takes time and energy, but ultimately it makes our community so much stronger.

Donald G. Evans is the founder and executive director of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. He is the author of the novel Good Money After Bad and editor of the anthology Cubbie Blues: 100 Years of Waiting Till Next Year. His short story collection An Off-White Christmas will be published by Simon & Schuster later this year. He is the current Senior Artist-in-Residence at Chicago's Cliff Dwellers Club and the Chicago editor of the upstart journal Great Lakes Cultural Review. He serves on the committee that selects the annual Harold Washington Literary Award recipient, as well as the Chicago Literary Advisory Council of the American Writers Museum.