Cook Me A Story Jennifer and Michelle's writing and cooking adventures

Yes, yes, we did our drawing. And we have a winner! When we met on Skype this week, I cut up little pieces of paper and Michelle and I added up the count. I threw them in the hat and … Continue reading →

I walk with mace in one hand, and my keys positioned like a weapon in the other. It’s habit. I have my speed dial set to 911. So, when I turned down a quiet, back road the other day, questioning … Continue reading →

Last September I went to my first writers’ conference. I had the good fortune of running into a former classmate from a memoir writing class I had taken at The Muse, who I hadn’t seen for a few months. Jennifer. … Continue reading →

Just a reminder about the contest to win one of our published books! Well, not ours per se, but an anthology of 37 short stories in which ours are included. The rules of the show: If you subscribe to our … Continue reading →

Last week when Michelle and I met up via Skype, I asked her to do me a favor… I have two gardens this fall; one at the community garden and one here in the backyard. The one in the backyard … Continue reading →

When I get on Skype, besides the fact that neither of us have to brush our teeth or even take a shower first, everything is the same. Michelle doesn’t want her picture taken. She’s overworked. She’s done a brilliant job … Continue reading →

We’ve really done it! Thanks to the America’s Got Stories contest from Koehler Books, we’ve been published! As you read in Jennifer’s post, I got my books first. Drove down to the Barnes & Noble, met some of the other … Continue reading →

The books from the contest are published! Michelle and I received ours through the postal service! Michelle received hers first. She was so excited, she glowed! I tried to take pictures using Skype but they weren’t very clear. Besides, it’s difficult to … Continue reading →

Buried under boxes and “Where should I put this?” has just been too much this move. I’m usually not so overwhelmed, but this move… I don’t even want to get out of bed in the morning. I have so much … Continue reading →

I just began to write a post for this week and realized I haven’t posted about our last face-to-face meeting! Remember the day Jennifer and I went down to the boardwalk and stopped at the cute little Greek restaurant called … Continue reading →