Book Category
Seal Press published my memoir/handbook, Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides, in January 2007. This category tracks my progress, all the way back to when I was still trying to figure out what the hell the book was about. If you’re interested in the book, you should probably just check out the book blog.
Proof my parents still love me
15
Feb
2007
In: Book
congratulation cake!
Originally uploaded by yelahneb.
Despite the fact that I write about both of them in all manner of humiliating ways in my book, my parents have been nothing but loving and supportive the entire way. My dad even presented me with a special congratulations cake after my hometown reading on Sunday. You can see more photos from that over here. (Thanks, Ben!)
Offbeat Bride + Borders in Redmond = ???
12
Feb
2007
In: Book
This is me trying my darndest to work a book reading at a Borders in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, WA. I should have known I was in for trouble when I got shut down by mall security for hula hooping in the mall’s center. I was informed I was on private property and would need to "take my art elsewhere."
Don, the bookstore manager, was more than willing to let me hoop in the bookstore for half an hour as I desperately tried to attract a crowd to listen to Emerson Robbins and I do our wedding-themed readings. But my hooping and campy veil were unsuccessful. Only Don and Emerson were impressed.
Moral of the story: the ‘burbs aren’t quite ready for my literary jelly.
That said, I had a nice time with Don, Emerson, Emerson’s wife, and some wonderful ladies who are organizing an indie craftster wedding show next year. So it all worked out ok, just not in the way one might expect. Oh and my hometown reading at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge was a raging success, complete with singing. More pictures of that later.
Me and my puppet
9
Feb
2007
In: Book
Originally uploaded by yelahneb.
From Ben’s wonderful photoset of my book release party.
Offbeat book release party
9
Feb
2007
In: Book
So cute!
Originally uploaded by Playapixie.
Last night was the release party for my book! It was bachelorette themed, and tacky in all the best ways with penis cake, girls in veils, obscene water bottles, and a stripper named Kevin Heaven. There was also a sock puppet. Many many loved ones were there including a big chunk of my family, former coworkers from three different companies, lots of Offbeat Brides quoted in the book, and many friends new and old … pretty much the best night a writerly type can have. Ben, Dawn and my Evil Twin all took pictures.
For those of you who are local and didn’t make it, I have a several Puget Sound readings coming up in the next couple weeks, including Redmond tomorrow, Bainbridge on Sunday, and U.Village next Thursday. Come out! Say hi! Meet the puppet!
I recently did an interview with Kimi Kline on Seattle’s JACKfm 96.5, and we talked about wedding porn, the relativity of what “offbeat” means, bachelor party spelunking, and forgetting your vows. The conversation is now available as a podcast, so take a listen.
(crossposted on offbeatbride.com)
I have an interview airing Monday on Northwest Afternoon, a local afternoon talk show. The show is on between 3 and 4pm, and I’m not sure at what point my segment will air. Norah Vincent will be on the show too, however, so it’s worth watching the whole thing.
The real question is, who can get the segment onto youtube first? A free book to the tivo geek who makes the magic happen!
Proof my parents still love me
15 Feb 2007 In: Bookcongratulation cake!
Originally uploaded by yelahneb.
Despite the fact that I write about both of them in all manner of humiliating ways in my book, my parents have been nothing but loving and supportive the entire way. My dad even presented me with a special congratulations cake after my hometown reading on Sunday. You can see more photos from that over here. (Thanks, Ben!)
Offbeat Bride + Borders in Redmond = ???
12 Feb 2007 In: BookThis is me trying my darndest to work a book reading at a Borders in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, WA. I should have known I was in for trouble when I got shut down by mall security for hula hooping in the mall’s center. I was informed I was on private property and would need to "take my art elsewhere."
Don, the bookstore manager, was more than willing to let me hoop in the bookstore for half an hour as I desperately tried to attract a crowd to listen to Emerson Robbins and I do our wedding-themed readings. But my hooping and campy veil were unsuccessful. Only Don and Emerson were impressed.
Moral of the story: the ‘burbs aren’t quite ready for my literary jelly.
That said, I had a nice time with Don, Emerson, Emerson’s wife, and some wonderful ladies who are organizing an indie craftster wedding show next year. So it all worked out ok, just not in the way one might expect. Oh and my hometown reading at Eagle Harbor Books on Bainbridge was a raging success, complete with singing. More pictures of that later.
Me and my puppet
9 Feb 2007 In: BookOriginally uploaded by yelahneb.
From Ben’s wonderful photoset of my book release party.
Offbeat book release party
9 Feb 2007 In: BookSo cute!
Originally uploaded by Playapixie.
Last night was the release party for my book! It was bachelorette themed, and tacky in all the best ways with penis cake, girls in veils, obscene water bottles, and a stripper named Kevin Heaven. There was also a sock puppet. Many many loved ones were there including a big chunk of my family, former coworkers from three different companies, lots of Offbeat Brides quoted in the book, and many friends new and old … pretty much the best night a writerly type can have. Ben, Dawn and my Evil Twin all took pictures.
For those of you who are local and didn’t make it, I have a several Puget Sound readings coming up in the next couple weeks, including Redmond tomorrow, Bainbridge on Sunday, and U.Village next Thursday. Come out! Say hi! Meet the puppet!
I recently did an interview with Kimi Kline on Seattle’s JACKfm 96.5, and we talked about wedding porn, the relativity of what “offbeat” means, bachelor party spelunking, and forgetting your vows. The conversation is now available as a podcast, so take a listen.
(crossposted on offbeatbride.com)
I have an interview airing Monday on Northwest Afternoon, a local afternoon talk show. The show is on between 3 and 4pm, and I’m not sure at what point my segment will air. Norah Vincent will be on the show too, however, so it’s worth watching the whole thing.
The real question is, who can get the segment onto youtube first? A free book to the tivo geek who makes the magic happen!
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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