About Amanda Joann Smith
It's when there is no chocolate...or cake...or ice cream...or blanket...or toilet paper...or chair...etc. left for me because I have let everyone else go first!!! I'm an incurable martyr.
babble.com, in the motherhood.com, literarymama.com and many others
my writing group's stories for critiquing; the classic novels I never appreciated in school
Children's book: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble; Love You Forever
Mainstream book: too many to choose from! (I do like Carl Hiaasen's books enough to mention here.)
The 3 a.m. Epiphany; Writer Mama; Seven Steps on the Writer's Path
My Stories
- Ideas wake me, motherhood overtakes me...
- Still nothing better than Mom's cooking.
- "You CAN have it all!" (Not!)
- Feeling like circus ringmaster and juggler!
- Can't stop finishing picky eaters' food!
- Mothering: best/worst, lowest- and highest-paid job.
- Somewhere out there: a worse child!
- Leave unsolicited advice at the door.
- Welcome note: TOOK KIDS TO GRANDMA'S
- I know how a pinball feels.
- Being the ex isn't so bad.
- He ate ALL the crayons? Again?
- Two unplanned pregnancies; two good surprises!
- I want him to want me!
- Two people. Twelve years. One divorce.
- One divorce proceeding; many wounds healing.
- Two unplanned pregnancies; both good surprises.
- Six siblings; NOT the Brady Bunch...
- Maybe someday I will stop procrastinating.
- Angelic looking, aren't they? Fooled ya!
- Stretch marks are baby's teeny footprints!
- Tell her she can do anything.
- Sweetie, have you seen Mommy's keys???
- When all else fails: bubble bath!
- Getting puppies first: good practice, folks!
- Birth control failed; surprisingly, we're glad!
- Sometimes time flies; sometimes it doesn't...
- Mommy needs a time out, too!
More SMITH Story Projects
What can you say about love and heartbreak in six words?
Everyone has a story. Can you tell yours in six words? Submit yours to be considered for SMITH's next six-word memoir book. The first book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, is out now.