Story Weekend
Story Weekend: Remodeling Gone Wrong (and a Giveaway!)
Story Weekend is back, and to celebrate, let’s have a giveaway! I’ve been madly working on next year’s book which has sapped all my time, but I’ve missed hearing your stories, so here goes. This week’s topic is Remodeling Gone Wrong. I’d love to hear your Remodeling Gone Wrong story. I’ll use a random number generator to pick…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Sushi (and a giveaway)
I admit it: I don’t love sushi. (I also don’t love goat cheese or pork belly. Clearly, my culinary tastes haven’t yet caught up to the twenty-first century). But I bet most of you have sushi stories to share and we’d love to hear them. I have an extra copy of the French edition of The…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Kissing
I’m watching one of my favorite movies, Love Actually. So wonderful. And a lot of kissing, thus our topic for the weekend. Go for it! If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it.…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Close Calls (and a Giveaway!)
After a few week break for family emergencies (all is well) and too much work (and play), Story Weekend is back! As a matter of fact, I think we should do a giveaway to celebrate our return. How about an Advance Reading Copy of The Silent Sister, which won’t be out until the fall? On…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Sunglasses
I’ll kick off this weekend’s topic with my own sunglasses story. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed. As always, there are a few “rules”: ▪ …
Read MoreStory Weekend: Cats
What’s your cat story? I know you’ve got one! If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed. As always, there are a few “rules”: ▪ The story…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Runaway
I have many tales that fit this weekend’s theme! Like the time my best friend and I ran away . . . to my screened porch, with my parents’ permission. Or the runaway kids I worked with in San Diego. But I’ll start off the comments with a different kind of runaway story that happened…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Banks
I love picking weird topics for Story Weekend because I never know what interesting stories those topics will elicit in my readers. I’ll start it off with my own comment this time and then I hope you’ll join in. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Bathrobes
I’ve never been a bathrobe kind of person, but a few months ago I was in Bed, Bath and Beyond and saw a display of bathrobes at a very reasonable price. On a whim, I bought one. Now I wonder how I ever lived without my big, soft, fuzzy pink robe. During this frigid winter,…
Read MoreStory Weekend: Favorite Job Ever!
What was yours and what made it so special? I’ll start it off with my own story this week. If you’re new to Story Weekend, here’s how it works: I pick a theme and you share something from your life that relates to that theme, however you interpret it. Thanks to all of you who’ve contributed.…
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