The Gang's All Here
The rewrites on the book are going so well! I am very very pleased.
It looks like the book will be called Bedtime Stories. I also love the title Hop on Pop: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Single Fatherhood.
What do you think?
This is one of the best vacations of my life. I feel that the kiddies and I are hitting our stride. In general we work together as smoothly as the Harlem Globetrotters. They are, however, insanely jealous of each other. I buy them an Orangina to share and Ava says, "I get to open it." And Chet immediately counters, "Then I get the first sip."
Cris arrives today with her maid Rupa so no more cooking and clothes washing for me for week. I so wish I could stay till the end of the month but I have to get back to New York to see the closing night of my play. Still, I write so well here, my thoughts as clear as the azure waters below us. I guess everyone loves the summer but I tel you it so turns me on.
Comments
Loved your story on MSN - moved on to your web page to read more! I love a writer who can take a really painful experience and relate it truthfully, while still finding the humor in it. You know, that "place" where you have your own unique story, but it touches the universal "spot" in all of us.
Posted by: Sandy | July 10, 2007 11:04 AM
I personally think you should add one more sentence, or at the very least, one more clause to that title. It simply isn't long enough.
Posted by: Javacat | July 10, 2007 11:17 AM
Just read your story on msn and loved it...it's nice to know that a man can fall crazy in love in just a short time, have the same dreams,wants, & expecatations as a women AND be vulnerable enough to do it more than once. Your blogs are also interesting, also makes me feel like I'm watching you & your family through a window.
Thanks for sharing
Posted by: maureen | July 10, 2007 01:44 PM
Dispatches from the Frontlines of Single Fatherhood.
I would so buy a book with this title just to see if you guy go through what us gals go through being single. Looks through your dating flops I think we do!
Posted by: Rebecca S. Campbell | July 10, 2007 01:45 PM
Dispatches from the Frontlines of Single Fatherhood.
I would so buy a book with this title just to see if you guy go through what us gals go through being single. Looks through your dating flops I think we do!
Posted by: Rebecca S. Campbell | July 10, 2007 01:45 PM
I have read your article "My dating adventures post-divorce" and I must say it is remarkable what you have gone through. I think it's amazing that you still have a hope for love after being hurt like that. Although I have not been married, I have been hurt and reading your story gives me faith to keep looking so thank you! Best of luck to you and your family!
Posted by: Ashley | July 10, 2007 02:42 PM
I love the title "Hop on Pop: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Single Fatherhood." I'd buy that book. Enjoyed reading your blogs. Good luck with the book!
Posted by: jenn | July 10, 2007 02:52 PM
I like Hop on Pop: Dispatches from the Frontlines of Single Fatherhood, partly because of my love of Suess (who could not love him?) and because it is so apropos. I love your blog...I love the way you describe eating a peach and deserts that are better than sex (really? care to share the recipe?) I love it that you're a single father to young children and that you chose to raise them rather than shirk your responsibility under the guise of 'mother knows best' as so many men do. I love it that you seem to have figured out how to live a life you love and incorporate your children into that, as opposed to keeping them somewhere on the sidelines (again,can I get that recipe?!) And finally, I love it that you're such an accomplished writer and yet you make some (small, don't worry) spelling errors in your blog that you don't bother to correct.
I found your site...how did I find your site...oh yes! I read some article you wrote on dating as a single parent (msn dating?) and followed some links. Anyway, to tell the truth, I had never heard of you before (though I am an avid reader, I stop short of voracious, but, I aspire to voracious. See, had I not stopped at 'avid' I probably would have known you sooner! But, I digress) my point is, I really like where you're coming from and what you're saying and can't wait to read one of your books! Any recommendations for starters?
~Young single mom in Chicago~
Posted by: Erran | July 10, 2007 05:12 PM
Hey Trey,
I just read your blog, and I love the second title listed for your book! It just flows, and is unique. "Bedtime Stories" seems a bit boring, and it's been done before. Just my opinion. Wow, I am so jealous that you get to enjoy, what sounds like, a piece of heaven where you are vacationing. I am stuck here in Missouri with no beach or blue water anywhere. Being originally from California, and getting a taste of Jamaica and the Southern Caribbean when I have traveled, I ache for the tropics, the beach, and warm blue water. If I had my choice and money were no object, I would move from away from here and take up residence somewhere tropical, with the sound of reggae music floating on the warm breeze, sand between my toes, and a drink in my hand. Now that's what I call paradise! By your blog, it seems as though you and your children are doing very well. Congratulations so far on making it as a single parent. I was a single mom for 10 years with no help from my ex. It's hard, but your kids will really appreciate all you have done for them eventually. Take Care and Good luck!
Posted by: Debbie | July 10, 2007 06:39 PM
Saw your piece on MSN about single parenting and dating. I feel your pain!
Posted by: Michelle | July 10, 2007 07:02 PM
Just finishing reading your "My Dating Adventures Post Divorce" and wanted to let you know how moved I was after reading it. I am also divorced, mother of three. Even after a failed marriage,and upsets on dating I have not given up on love and getting married one day. I love being inlove.
Posted by: Nancy | July 10, 2007 09:37 PM