Welcome to Stories Served Around The Table June 2020 Recap. Summer is bursting out all over. The foxgloves and hydrangeas took over the side yard, the raised beds hold a bounty of vegetable promises, and the catboat launched (rigging awaits). Schools in my area officially closed remote learning classes for the summer. Graduation parades and drive-in style ceremonies mark the milestones. My home on Long Island is beginning to return from COVID-19 restrictions. A few hiccups have popped up, but overall the slow, careful reopening looks hopeful. Check out the June blog postings. I started to post Daily Bread features that include recipes, historical issues, and my writing process. I hope you like it. Please share to spread the joy. I would love to know your impressions.
A New Beginning in a New World
June 2020 Coffee Share
Working for the Dream
A Tiger in the Yard
Writing Protagonist Right
During the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, I polished and produced Journal On! Thoughts Gleaned While Quarantined for teachers to present thematic journaling prompts to their students. I hope that the exercises inspire joy and a daily journaling habit. There is a small stash to give away to teachers and parents who are looking for writing resources. I only asked for a $2 fee to cover the mailing cost and honest comments and suggestions. A free PDF version is also available. If interested, please email me at storiesserved@mail.com.
Journal On! A to Z Writing Prompts is another work in progress. I plan to offer this theme as a school workshop by September. Once the regional BOCES Arts in Education program opens, I can register as a visiting author, but at this point, one must be flexible. I may have to develop that virtual presence after all.
In other writing news, beta readers are reviewing Daily Bread. I included my parents. Although it is not a good idea to rely on close family members for literary critique, my folks caught inaccuracies and clarity points from the Sicilian translations and terminologies appropriate for the time—a priceless resource. The more objective readers are coming back with glowing feedback, so the book is on the right path. No luck, however, in capturing an agent’s attention.
I continue to fuss with a logo for Stories Served Around the Table. Here are the top two.
I could use some feedback. What do you think? Thank you, My Everyone, for indulging me. Please feel free to comment (kindly) and share to Your Everyone.
That’s it! Thanks for reading and listening. Have a good week, Everyone. Make it great.
Big thank yous go out to Ecelic Ali for keeping the Weekend Coffee Share up and running.
Be well. Be safe.
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Antoinette Truglio Martin is the author of Hug Everyone You Know: A Year of Community, Courage, and Cancer. The memoir is a wimpy patient’s journey through her first year of breast cancer treatment.
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Beautiful photos of the flowers, Antoinette. Interesting how it is (almost) commonplace to now use the words “graduation parades and drive-in style ceremonies.” 2020 will be a year to remember. I like both logos, Antoinette. The one on the right (with the circle) pops out more and the words, your name are clearer to read.
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Thanks for reading, Erica. The color in yard is pretty. And thanks for the vote!
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Hi, Antoinette – That is so wonderful to have your parents as a resource in proofreading your new book.
I like both of your new logos, but like the one within the circle the best.
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Tha is a bunch, Donna.
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The logo with the green circle catches my eye, and feels right in time, as it somehow makes me think of a greener world and the circle of life which we all are a part of. Thank you for the delicious coffee and the lovely conversation.
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Thank you for the opinion. Have a great week.
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Thank you!
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