CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
THE FIVE WINNERS OF A DIGITALLY-SIGNED, WOUNDED WARRIOR EDITION OF WINNEMUCCA
Melora who commented on The Jagged Edge:
“One semi-road trip occurred when my family drove me back to college for the beginning of the semester. It is typically about a 4 hour drive but just over halfway there, the transmission broke, leaving us to limp along the highway at around 30 miles an hour until we could pull off at a mechanics. Since we were in an area where we knew no one, had not that much money, and needed to drop me off at college, we elected for a quick fix, that took maybe an hour, in the hopes that it can get us to my college. Alas, it broke again maybe 30 minutes later, and we just limped along again until we finally arrived, something like 7-8 hours after we left. My parents called for tow trucks while my brother and I unloaded the car in record time. (Most people had arrived by then, so dollies and elevators were available, yay?) Interestingly, though it was a long and money siphoning day, we were not very snippy with each other. And at least mom and dad didn’t have to drive back home, since the tow truck driver did it for them.”
Vivien who commented on The Jagged Edge:
“I’m actually going on one next week! I’ll be seeing A Perfect Circle!! It’s an 8 hour drive. I cannot wait!”
Denise Z who commented on Reality Bites:
“One memorable road trip took me on a drive up the coast and we decided to stop in Santa Barbara where we meandered up and down the picturesque streets and small local shops. I found a very old, possibly antique, picture of a group of women sitting under a tree in the afternoon smoking and chatting. The title of the picture is A School for Scandal. This picture is still on the wall of my office in the original frame that has gone through innumerable earth quakes, moves, and other misadventures – it continues to make me smile :)”
Daniela who commented on Paranormal Opinion:
“I live in Mexico and once I was traveling with my parents in the south east of the country. We’ve been traveling the whole day and asked for directions and the ones given were wrong and we ended up in a mountain road in the middle of the night. That road seemed to have no end and both my mom and I wanted to go to the bathroom so bad that we almost stopped in the middle of nowhere to “go”. Fortunately we found a gas station (in the middle of nowhere I swear)… anyway, it was quite an experience. We promised not to ask for directions again or ask a few people before taking the road.”
Darlene who commented on Ereading on the Cheap:
“I don’t really have any interesting road trip stories to share. There was a time when I was driving in a rural area way out by the provincial parks on a single lane highway with dense forest on either side and a black bear suddenly came running out from the forest down into the ditch and up on the side of the highway. I veered left into the opposite lane (luckily there was no oncoming traffic) to avoid the bear who was just standing at the side of the road. It totally freaked me out!! I had my heart in my chest the rest of the ride home until we got closer to the city.”
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Marybelle who commented on Paranormal Opinion:
“When I was about 12, my family crossed the Nullabor Plain from Adelaide to Perth, AUSTRALIA. It was a dirt road back then. Hundreds of miles of nothingness, but dirt, sun & scrubby bushes. Several times we actually saw Aborigines by the side of the road with spears. It was memorable. When ever we saw another car we all went nuts, waving & shouting. The other cars did too.”
Thanks to everyone who participated! I loved each and every one of your stories and thank you again for sharing them with me. We had stories about bears and aborigines and spears and breakdowns and breakups and wrong turns and pit bulls. We laughed. We cried. But most of all, we had a lot of fun. Thank you all for helping me celebrate the release of Winnemucca, you made it very special:) I am emailing your books/certificates today, you should have them by this afternoon PST. If you have any questions email me at send me a note at www.authorlaura.com! Have a great weekend.