friendship Archives - Barbara Meyers

More of Joy’s Story (now IF YOU STAY)

By Barb Meyers April 30, 2018beach read, Good Books, Publishing, Reading, Romance Novels, Uncategorized, Writing2 Comments

“What do you do to stay in shape?” “Sex.” “What!” “And lots of it.” Granger smirked at her. “Uh huh.” “You’d be surprised. Lots of lonely housewives here in Liberty. Not to mention the widows and divorcees. Oh, sorry.”

It’s Not Me It’s You

By gballwvo April 17, 2015Life

I used to have a friend named Annie (not her real name) who, after we had made plans, would inevitably change them. She’d change the time, the meeting place or…

NOBODY'S FOOL – Sneek Peak + Contest

By gballwvo January 1, 2015fashion design, Revenge, Romantic Comedy, Samhain Publishing

The following is excerpted from NOBODY'S FOOL, a romantic comedy published by Samhain Publishing. Release date 1/6/15. Comment on this blog and you are entered to win a Barbara Meyers…

When We Were Friends

By gballwvo August 31, 2014Friendship, Life, Rejection, Uncategorized

Maybe it was twenty-five years ago. Maybe it was only one. Or two. We were friends, weren't we? Our children grew up together. We lived next door to each other.…

I’ll Call You

By gballwvo February 19, 2013Friendship, Life, Rejection, Uncategorized, Writing Romance1 Comment

“I’ll call you” is what “friends” might say right before you never hear from them again. What you may expect is that said friend will call you later the same…

My Oldest Friend

By gballwvo December 18, 2011Friendship, Life, Travel3 Comments

“Write about your oldest friend.” I am interpreting this to mean someone with whom you’ve had a friendship of long duration, not someone you’re friends with who is a senior…

Defining Friendship

By gballwvo March 13, 2011Friendship, Life, Social Commentary, Writing Romance1 Comment

How do you define the word friend? Oh, I want to look this up in the dictionary, so bad, just to see what it defines as a friend. Probably says…

Girlfriends Wanted

By gballwvo May 23, 2010Friendship, Life, Uncategorized1 Comment

My father always told me that at any point in your life you’d be able to count the number of true friends you had on the fingers of one hand and that you probably wouldn’t need all the fingers.