I’ll Stay With You
carriejonesbooks One of my many grandmothers liked to tell stories. It’s the catholic one, Portuguese, Avó. And her stories never really had cohesion. They were basically family facts and remembrances wrapped…
September 2018
Veggie Nachos, Baby
Why, hello. Yes, it is me, Carrie, a carb-loving writer on a quest to make her household (gasp) vegetarians. Because I felt guilty about the kale and the tomatoes that…
Writing Tip Wednesday – Every Chapter Needs to Have a Purpose, Darn it.
It’s Writing Tip Wednesday and here is my big advice. Ready? Every chapter in your story matters. Write every single chapter like it’s the first chapter. Wait. What does that…
Remembering the Heroes on September 11th. One story.
This is what I post around Sept. 11 of every year. I am so sorry if you’ve read it before. A lot of things have changed in my life in…
Hugging Strangers is Possibly the Best Way to be Human
She had stayed at our camper site for nine years, not continuously, but for a couple weeks at a time each summer while her husband came to Maine to abandon…