Thursday, April 09, 2020

Quarantine


Like so much of the country, Pennsylvania has a stay-at-home order. Right before the state went on lockdown, we got a new puppy. Tallulah Mae. I'll confess, she's been keeping us busy. As a writer, staying at home is my normal.  This week, I've been writing another short story, Quarantine, this week in between house-training a puppy, homeschooling the minions and working on the barn.

Quarantine
I've also been trying to post upbeat messages of hope and glee on my social media accounts! In the midst of this crisis good things still happen. Kids laugh, puppies chase balls, and people love. People fall in love. That's the story I wanted to tell in this short story. I didn't want to minimize the tragedy of what's going on, but rather I wanted to remind myself and anyone who reads it that in the midst of awfulness, good things happen. I hope this short story does that.

As always, there are elements of real life in my fiction. Of course this one has a puppy in it. Tallulah Mae to be exact. And it's a story of heroes. A nurse and a grocer. I think this crisis has reminded us all that heroes are everywhere.

I still love writing short stories. Those were my first writing sales and they're still such a joy to write. I hope you check out Quarantine and I'm including the list of the other shorts I have up and available.  And don't forget the first two books in my Hometown Hearts series are out, and the third is up for preorder!

I hope you all are staying safe and staying at home. I hope despite everything that's going on, you're still finding moments of glee in your days.

If, like me, you're home with kids, I've got some tips on what we're doing here with 4-8 year olds. Tip 1 & Tip 2.

Holly

Other Short Stories and Novellas
The Book
Labor Day
There He Was
13 Weeks
Bosom Buddies
Cinderella Wore Tennis Shoes
Able to Love Again
Spoons
Nothing But Series
(Short stories w/ characters from my Everything But series and my WLVH series)
Book 1 Nothing But Love
Book 2 Nothing But Heart
Book 3 Nothing But Luck



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The rest of the Hometown Hearts series will be coming soon.
Suddenly a Father will be out in September of 2020 and
Something Borrowed, Something Blue and Something Perfect in 2021!

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2 comments:

  1. matriarchShene10:24 AM

    I love you, Holly - your stories always fill me with joy... your life is an inspiration that all can be done if you aspire to it. And you are one of the most positive role models in my an others lives. Keep on keeping on, daughter of joy.

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    1. HollyJacobs11:48 AM

      That was seriously the nicest thing someone's said to me in a while. Thank you! I really try to stay positive. I've got to confess, a crazy puppy keeps me smiling!

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