The man in my driveway and yes, I’ve lost two best friends
carriejonesbooks Recently one of my friends asked about the past best friends in my life and I told her how two of my last closest friends had died. She had a…
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YES, I AM STILL A WRITER.
I just found this exchange from a couple of years ago that happened when I was walking Sparty in town. Random Woman on the Street (walking her dog with the…
What Happens to Your Mom When You Hit the NYT Bestsellers List
So, I thought I should tell this story about what happened with my mom when my books debuted on the NYT Bestseller Kids Lists. This was back when my mom…
Never Give Up on Writing, Your Community or Your Self.
I was born way after Martin Luther King Jr was killed. But when I was a kid, a holiday in his honor was signed into law by Ronald Regan, who…
I Don’t Understand Lipstick Tubes
Back before COVID-19, I went to a board meeting on a Monday night for a local non-profit. The people sitting around the table are passing around a tube of lipstick.…