BookRix

I have a large family and circle of friends. I am doing another book on them. Christmas at Our House is just that a collection of stories. Once I get all of these together it will be condensed into one main book. With each section a chapter in the life of all that I became friends with during cancer. That is a never ending struggle.

I agree with Etelizabeth, that giving each story the showcase they deserve would make your stories stronger.

I want to thank you for sharing your fight with cancer with us. I am amazed at what the Lord has brought you through and sadness that your mom, even though she was 91, had to take the path home through cancer. May God keep you well in the future and walk through all with you...Paula

Judy, thanks for letting me see your full name; I am a very visual person and now I have a face, with a name to talk to. First, I read your family book. You have several stories in this one book and every one of the stories would be stronger if separated and fleshed out. You have a writing talent that is hiding under so many things shown at the same time. For instance, the poems are lovely, they need showcasing in their own right; the story about the small child, again, that is a strong thread that come stand alone, and I notice that you spoke of Doris Vandal and that you had written about her in other books. You have a world of threads there, I would love to see single essays on each. Thanks for the read, Elizabeth

Thank you for participating in our short
story writing contest "Family Stories".

The Librarian