The story almost ended when a neighbor’s monster tree came crashing down in my yard on the windblown eve before the Eaton Fire. I would’ve been dead meat had a strange tickle in my ear not coaxed me to return to my keyboard. Don’t believe me? Check out my Writers Digest essay chronicling my semi Near Death Experience. And please consider making “Later Days” a Holiday gift this year for lovers of rollercoaster friendships with surprising turns. God bless everyone!
Essay Link: https://www.writersdigest.com/the-tree-and-the-voice-and-writing-a-novel
Amazon book link: https://www.amazon.com/Later-Days-Chip-Jacobs/dp/1644284928/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
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