Tag Archives: gymnastics
Team USA: The Leroy Chase Interview
(Excerpted from Heroes’ Day.) “. . . is it right to place such enormous expectations on our children’s shoulders, to drill them into perhaps expecting too much of themselves?” Leroy was shorter than Monica expected (five-eight, at the most), but no less animated … Continue reading
The Couch Gymnast’s (Not So) Brief History of…
There’s a reason I picked competitive gymnastics as Monica’s sport of choice in Heroes’ Day: the lies. I don’t necessarily mean that in a condemning way, nor is it just the gymnasts who are indoctrinated to smile over the pain … Continue reading
Two Heroes Share a Cute Moment
I was going over the e-book version of Heroes’ Day for Smashwords.com and re-discovered a cute little conversation between Monica and John: “You know how I can tell you’re a gymnast?” “How?” “You’re always just out of the shower.” Monica … Continue reading
Staying Hawt
Don’t confuse “hot” with “hawt”. The former merely implies physical appeal; the latter, though, means you’re both gorgeous and sassy and media-worthy and so on. It appears ex-Olympian Alicia Sacramone has, in her post-Beijing travels, become quite hawt. Well, she … Continue reading
Drama in the Gym
A reader asked me about the various inspirations behind Heroes’ Day, and whether or not any of the book’s characters were based on real athletes. Short answer: no. Long answer: sort of. I like writing about underdog heroes, unlikely heroes. … Continue reading
A More Appropriate Jessture
This is where I’m supposed to gush about the new site design and all that good stuff, but quite frankly, it’s not even noon and already the thermometers have hit the 100° mark. So, instead I’ll spew out some random … Continue reading
The Heroes’ Day Companion
Demons, gymnasts, and treachery. That was the original premise for Heroes’ Day, back when it was just a 10,000 word short story titled, “For Little Girls Who Wish.” Now that the novel is complete and beginning its slow infiltration of … Continue reading
