“Daisy is clever and resourceful… She reminds me of Nancy Drew [and] a Dan Brown book, full of action and running and chasing and thefts and danger. What kid wouldn’t love a book like that?" —Bargain Sleuth Reviews
"Tales of mystery and daring-do await!" —Bonjour Paris
Daisy and the Pirates

The Misadventures of Miss Daisy Tannenbaum Series 
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The "Paris Photos" Series



The “Paris Photo” series evolved from about three thousand images of Paris that I’ve collected over the years.  Paris was the birthplace of photography so it’s no surprise that legions of photogeraphers have used it as their canvas. The "Paris Photo" Insta posts consists of ten or so short verticals celebrating the acheivement of generations of photographers that have captured Paris over 186 years.

The Paris that I lived in the 1980s no longer exists. For that matter the Paris that Daisy inhabits in the novels (circa 2012 to 2017) no longer exists either. The city is at once eternal and ever-changing so that the impression it leaves in your head is unique to you. It makes each of these tiny videos a document of a real place and also the creation of a place that’s detached from location and time.

Currently you can see the videos on Instagram at @_jtallen

I own none of the rights to these photos and present them in the hopes that you’ll become curious and seek to learn more about them. Most of the photographers have published books of their photos. I’ve tried to credit as many of the photograpers as I can but I’m sure I’ve left some out, so apologies in advance. Enjoy.

 

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A Mona Lisa Christmas

A Mona Lisa Christmas
Dec 07, 2022 by Mr. Allen
(This is a “lost chapter,” cut from the beginning of Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa. It acts as a bridge between the end of Daisy in Exile and the beginning of Daisy and the Missing Mona Lisa. It features Daisy’s sister Clymene, who appears in Daisy and the Pirates, but not at all in the third book. Mostly the chapter features Paris at Christmas time.)

MONKEY SAYS NO FREE BOOKS

Oct 04, 2022 by Mr. Allen

EXILE and PIRATES ebooks back to $3.99.  Monkey says, "no more free."  

The Blah Blah on Me

The Blah Blah on Me
Aug 29, 2022 by Mr. Allen

I’ll admit, when I think that I have three books already, I feel pretty cool about it. But the thing is, I don’t consider myself a special person. I suck at math, get straight Cs at school, am mediocre at sports even though I like them, can hardly look in the mirror without making ugh-face, and often question why anyone would bother being my friend. 

Daisy's Summer Reading List

Daisy's Summer Reading List
Aug 10, 2022 by Mr. Allen
Summer usually equals reading lists.  Lists equal chores.  Chores equal ugh.  But I'm lucky.  The only rule Aunt Mill laid down is that I have to read something and it has to be something that (according to her) isn't completely idiotic. 

1. Baby X

1. Baby X
Dec 28, 2021 by Mr. Allen
(The blog chapters below were the beginning of DAISY IN EXILE.  Some are not in the book.  Some are, but with much editing.  I hope that these bonus details of Daisy's life will give you some insight into how the Daisy stories developed.)  

It was definitely going to be a boy.  Mom and Dad were talking about it at dinner.  Mom had taken some test to see that there were “no complications” with Baby-X and she’d just gotten back the results.  The biggest complication for Baby-X was that he was going to be born into this dumb family...

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