Ed and I are happily married! Really, we are. Most of the time, I write about all the stuff that makes us happily married. He even was behind my surprise wedding shower, as I told you last Friday. One of my dear blogging buddies, Mara, has even told me she wants to clone Ed.
I always tell her he’s not that great.
Even the happiest of happy couples disagree from time to time. Ed and I certainly do. Back when we were first married, we had a huge argument. I can’t even remember what it was about. I called my mom and told her all about it. First, she told me about the first big argument she had with my dad. I believe he had burned a tablecloth with a cigar. Then she told me not to be too hard on Ed.
Ever since Mom gave me that advice, I do my best. After all, I’m not so easy to live with, either. Every once in a while, however, Ed does something that ticks me off. Every once in a while, I have to vent to my girlfriends.
This summer, Crystal Ponti, the editor of The Mother of All Meltdowns, compiled a book about arguments couples have. I’m pleased to announce that I’m a part of it!
Crystal writes:
Coupledom. Fact or fable, Adam and Eve birthed the perpetual relationship drama as seen on TV today. Despite the serpents, this couple HAD IT MADE. Luxury real estate, lush gardens, and privacy out the yin-yang. Life was glorious until the bare-bottomed babe could no longer resist temptation. Despite her better half’s warnings and threats to sleep in a tree, she tasted the forbidden fruit. One bite of that seductive, juicy contraband and the stage was set for eternity— a nibble that has blossomed into an endless supply of tiny tidbits that divide lovers to this day!
Taking a cue from the naked explorers of authentic sin, Clash of the Couples is a new anthology featuring a collection of completely absurd lovers’ squabbles and relationship spats. Think couples fight over kids, sex, and money? Think again! Furniture, the last beer, and where to store the placenta are what genuinely ignite our feuds. And no argument is off limits. This book has it all! Inside you’ll find a gut-busting compilation of stories such as: “I Can’t Believe You Ate My Sandwich,” “Never Assume Anything,” “Only I Can Talk About Me,” and “You Want Some College Boobs?” from forty-three fearless writers. Prepare to laugh, roll your eyes, and shiver in suspense. While Eve may have had the first bite, we ate the whole tree. And made pies.
Published by Blue Lobster Book Co., Clash of the Couples launches loudly and obnoxiously on November 3, 2014. You’ll hear us coming, but look for it on Amazon, B&N, Apple, and other places where you typically buy books. For instant updates, follow along on Facebook!
The lineup includes:
Andrew S. Delfino of Almost Coherent Parent
Crystal Ponti of MommiFried
Camille DeFer Thompson of Camille DeFer Thompson
Kimberly Morand of Anchor Magazine: Navigating Depression, Bipolar, and Anxiety
Meredith Napolitano of From Meredith to Mommy
Chris Dean of pixie.c.d.
Linda Roy of elleroy was here
Kevin Zelenka of Double Trouble Daddy
Sarah Cottrell of Housewife Plus
R.C. Liley of Going Dad
Mary Widdicks of Outmanned
Marie Bollman of Make Your Own Damn Dinner
Ginny Marie of Lemon Drop Pie
Mike Reynolds of Puzzling Posts
Leigh-Mary Hoffmann of Happily Ever Laughter Blog
Lisa Petty of Lisa R. Petty
Lynn Shattuck of The Light Will Find You
Jeff Bogle of Out With The Kids
Stacey Gustafson of Are You Kidding Me?
Angela Godbout of FRaPS
Courtney Conover of The Brown Girl with Long Hair
Jenny Hills of Express Bus Mama
Marcia Kester Doyle of Menopausal Mother
Julia Arnold of Frantic Mama
Jessica Azar of Herd Management
Susan A. Black of I Like That
Dave Lesser of Amateur Idiot Professional Dad
Sarah del Rio of est. 1975
m.nicole.r.wildhood of Naught Be All Else
Angela Keck of Writer Mom’s Blog
Alexa Bigwarfe of No Holding Back
Brian Sorrell of Dadding Full Time
Kathryn Leehane of Foxy Wine Pocket
April Grant of 100lb Countdown
Bev Feldman of Linkouture
Jodi Flaherty of The Noise of Boys
Scott Rigdon of Three Five Zero
Lydia Richmond of Cluttered Genius
Allie Burdick of VITA – Train for Life
Michelle Grewe of Crumpets and Bollocks
Barb Godshalk of Co-Author of Tall Tales and Short Stories from South Jersey
Jonathon Floyd of One Funny Daddy
Amanda Mushro of Questionable Choices in Parenting
Chris Carter of The Mom Cafe
What a great line-up! I can’t wait to see what the rest of my co-authors wrote about in this book. Some of the writers also contributed to The Mother of All Meltdowns, so I know their stories are going to be good.
Be sure to look for Clash of the Couples on November 3!
YAY!!! I’m so excited that you are in this book too Ginny!! Here’s to November 3rd!!! SO exciting!
Chris Carter recently posted…I am Thankful That I Live In The Land of the Freeâ¦
I’m thrilled to be a co-author with you again, Chris! MOAM was such a great experience, and I know COTC will be awesome as well!
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
So excited to finally have our cover reveal day!!!! Can’t wait to read your full story!
Allie recently posted…Biggest Writing Announcement Ever! I’m in a BOOK!
Crystal really moves things along, doesn’t she! Nov. 3 will be here before we know it!
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
Aww, you too are so cute and huge congrats. Definitely hope to read your story now 🙂
Janine Huldie recently posted…An Organized Fall Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop
Thanks, Janine! I’m very excited that I made it into the book, because my “clash” story isn’t as dramatic as maybe some of the others are!
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
My, you are getting up in the world. How does it feel to be a celebrity.
Ila East recently posted…Domestic violence and child abuse in the NFL
It’s pretty fun to be published! 😉 This will be my third anthology that publishes one of my stories!
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
Congrats Ginny! You guys are awesome writers!
Kristina Walters @ Kris On Fitness recently posted…Fitness and Depression aka What I Do To Stay Sane
Aw, thank you Kris!
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
Thank you for the mention of my name. Perhaps you could clone the non-arguing part of Ed only?
Now if I could do that, maybe I would take the clone and send you the real Ed! 😉
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
I’m so excited for all of us! Can’t wait til November 3rd when we can read each other’s work! HAPPY REVEAL DAY!
Chris Dean recently posted…Clash of the Couples – It’s the cover reveal, baby!
All this excitement is infectious! Nov. 3, here we come!
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
I’m so very excited for you all!
And I’m laughing about “He’s not THAT great.” I always think my friends have nicer husbands than I do but they’ll say, “Nope! He can be a real pill!”
Tamara recently posted…Clash of the Couples!
Ha! You’re hilarious, because half the blogging world is in love with Cassidy. 😉
Ginny Marie recently posted…Do Ed and I Clash? {Clash of the Couples Cover Reveal}
I’m excited for the book to come out. Ken isn’t very good at finding arguments to be funny…even WAY after the fact, so I had to bow out of this one, but I’m looking forward to reading your stories!
Rabia @TheLiebers recently posted…Did you Make me Brownies?? Introducing Clash of the Couples!
Ed had to approve my story before I sent it to Crystal! It’s not really about one argument, but more about some of the bickering we do. 😉