Hundreds of you visit this blog every week. Finola's story breaks my heart. Could anyone going through the Toronto Island Airport this week please just do a sweep of it and look for her engagement ring diamond? I know it's slightly crazy to hold out hope here, but 'hope is the thing with feathers/ that …
The Story Behind Our Story
I’m a previously published non-fiction author, so why self-publish The Groovy Granny? Why, when there’s so little money in it, and such a small audience? Here’s why. by Heather Grace Stewart Update: You can now preview and buy The Groovy Granny, first published in 2011, on Amazon! The young illustrator went on to illustrate the …
“You Should Write A Movie.”
"It's him. Why wouldn't it be him?" my friend Artsy Mommy asked me the day after Mr. Screenwriter signed my blog. "What's the big deal?" she wanted to know. "He's just a writer." Just a writer. I laughed out loud. She had clearly expressed what most of the world thinks of my chosen profession. This …
“You’re Not Being Punked.”
When I write, "until the day I found a way to speak with Mr. Screenwriter on the phone," you must remember that I worked from home with a four-year-old tugging at my pant leg every ten minutes. Therefore, if I wanted my impulsive plan to work (and by impulsive, I mean impulsive—I'd only come up …
The Fine Line: Emails from L.A.
"Your friend's on T.V." "My friend?" "Your friend whose name I can't pronounce." "Ohhh! My FRIEND! Mr. Sitcom Actor!" I squealed, and ran from the kitchen, where hubby and I had been making dinner together, to the living room. It was three years after the Crazy Phone Call, and since that time, not one restraining …

