Happy Fathers Day
Here's a story about mine and hope you'll share about yours.
Four women share how they create their unique literary lives
Lynne Griffin
Lynne’s debut novel, LIFE WITHOUT SUMMER will be published by St Martin's Press in April 2009. She is also the author of NEGOTIATION GENERATION Penguin, 2007.
Amy MacKinnon
Amy is the author of TETHERED (Shaye Areheart Books/Random House, August 2008). Her essays have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, Boston Globe, Seattle Times, Huffington Post, and on NPR.
- Lisa Marnell has been offered agent representation for her first novel. She is currently editing her second Young Adult novel.
- Hannah Roveto is a national public relations and marketing expert, with freelance journalism credits that include The Boston Globe. She has completed revisions to her first novel and is seeking agent representation.
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6 comments:
Amy, you made me cry. What a beautiful tribute to your dad.
I love this story. It's like a fairy tale.
Aw, thanks, Ello. He's still one of my heroes.
Lisa, it felt like one too. After the Father of the year ceremony, the mayor of Boston learned of it and honored my Dad,a firefighter, before all his peers. Then we were invited onto Good Morning America. It was all heady stuff for the likes of us.
Amy, what a wonderful story. It brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much for sharing.
Amy,
Thanks for posting this story. I love it.
Thank you, Kristen and Mo.
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