Visiting Bookish Temptations and a bit of randomness

First, I have to say a big thank you to Elena over at Bookish Temptations for having me as a guest this week. In case you missed it, here’s the post and here’s the giveaway. Be sure to stop by this week and enter to win an autographed copy of Fool’s Game.

I meant to post it earlier in the week, but I’m in St. Louis this week helping my mother pack for a move. They’ve been in this house for 20 years now, so it’s been a busy week. Still, I’m finding lots of cool stuff as I pack so I’m telling myself it’s not work so much as a treasure hunt. My mom is also known for buying presents and then forgetting where she put them, so my teenager is sincerely hoping he’ll find forgotten Christmas presents in the process.

 

One of the treasures uncovered is a framed picture that was given to me by my boyfriend when I was 18 – it was a print of a little boy holding a bouquet of roses. This was the same boyfriend who told me I should be a writer when I wondered out loud what career to pursue. Finding the picture made me stop to remember Erik, and I have to say I felt ashamed. He was a good boyfriend and I kind of  freaked out on him when things got too serious. I know I hurt him, and I wish there was a way to tell him I’m sorry for that.

Ironically, my post over at Bookish Temptations this week talks about my own broken heart and how it inspired some of the past between the main characters in Fool’s Game. Finding that picture this week reminded me there was probably a bit of Erik in those pages as well, and it makes me wonder what on earth I’d do to work through my feelings if I didn’t have all of these stories swirling through my head.