My cousin Amy, 10 years my junior, is a very talented writer. She tells a story with levity, which is pretty much the opposite of me. In January of 2022, a month after I began my blog I asked her if she would like to write a story for Tell Me Your Story. Her response was this:
“Thank you for thinking of me! What a neat idea for a blog. It makes me think of that “views from my window” Facebook Page.
I’d be happy to have one of my stories in your blog, but honestly, I’m not very good with follow through. The sitting down and actually writing part of me is not very dedicated, I usually just start with a sentence and end up with a blurb, and they are almost exclusively on Facebook.
If you see one there that you think is a good fit, let me know, and I’ll say either yea or nay…”
I loved her honesty and then got busy with other people’s stories, as well as my own. Over a year and half later, Amy has started a blog of her own: A twenty year adventure and more; her story starts with an idea of a three week whirlwind trip, with her husband and kids. Their trip took place in the fall of 2023 and she was dedicated to her writing.
As the trip flowed with the theme of Tell Me Your Story, I reached out to my cousin to see if I could reblog her stories. Amy responded:
“Go ahead! Thanks for asking. It is for sure a very real telling of our experiences, no sugar coating….”
Originally I shared all Amy’s adventures, but have taken them off to free up space. The link to her blog is at the bottom of this page. Is my cousin going to continue to write? I don’t know the answer, but as Amy says: “Let’s see what happens next!”
https://letsseewhathappensnext.art.blog/
Tell Me Your Story 