Dear Frantic Mama Readers,
I'm thrilled to share with you the cover of the funny, brutally honest relationship anthology, Clash of the Couples, which includes one of my essays (watch out FranticMamaHubby!), available November 3rd.
Here's the gist of the book, written by our editor, Crystal Ponti of Blue Lobster Book Co. and MommiFried:
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.
Inside you’ll find a 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.
If you are a regular blog reader, you will surely recognize some of your favorites as contributors to the anthology. In no particular order, they are:
- 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 (That's me!)
- 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
- 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
To support the book and its writers, please check out and like the Facebook page here, and follow the Pinterest board here. The book will be available November 3rd, 2014 just about wherever books are sold.
Thank you for your support! This is going to be fun :).
~Julia @ Frantic Mama
