VH from the Funny About Money blog has chosen one of my pieces — “Inattention can cost you. Ask me how I know.” — for this week’s Carnival of Money Stories.
It’s even an Editor’s Choice! I feel so validated, even though my toe still hurts.
And she’s one tough-love judge, all right. “A story narrates a series of events that take place over a period of time; it has a lead, a body, and a wrap that correspond roughly to a piece of fiction’s opening, rising action, climax, and dénouement,” VH writes.
“Thus some kinds of journalist pieces don’t fall under the heading of ‘story’: a list is not a story, for example. Neither is a round-up, a how-to, or an opinion piece. Any of these can make a very good article, but it still would not be a story.”
Can you tell she’s a college instructor?
Incidentally, I don’t list these carnival coups because I’m showing off. I do it because if selected you are required to link back.
If you have a blog and haven’t entered any carnivals, follow this link to learn more.
And if you’ve never read a blog carnival, go to Funny About Money and read this one. Lots of good links in there.
When my kids were small I worked for Sears selling washers and dryers. I won a contest and scored two tickets and passes to a backstage pre-party to Phil Collins. I took my wife and all three kids. Plenty of free food and drinks. Phil Collins popped in to the party for a short bit before the show and played bagpipes as a gag. He smiled over our direction on the way out. We were six rows back for the show with the three kiddos perched on our laps the whole time. Fabulous time. Don’t know how we ever got away with it, too! I still have the ticket stubs and an autographed CD.