For 34 days, I told you my stories. About hiking 444 miles on the ancient Natchez Trace. About spending five weeks with my almost-80-year-old father. About the ghost of Meriwether Lewis. About how To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis came together.
As I limped up to the end of my 34-day walk of the Natchez Trace, I wanted to read YOUR stories, times in your lives when you wanted to quit but didn’t. Your comments, your sharing made it a universal celebration of success. I’m fortunate to know so many tough, dogged, resilient people, to call you my friends.
Thank you for filling the last few miles of my Natchez Trace walk with your richness, your humor and your joy.
I signed one book at the finish line. Milepost 442 on the Natchez Trace. I used that book for a special task: my very first author reading.
Last night, I asked my fabulous Nashville hostess Tori Young if her son Thomas could draw the winner’s name. He bounded into the room and waited while I shook up the entries. Tori, Thomas and I are all witness to the winner.
Congratulations, Lisa Kramer!!!
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You’ve heard me blather on and on and on about the book. You’ve watched me drag my tortured body across three states. So, why not READ it? To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis is available in paperback and e-book formats at these outlets: Click to Purchase To Live Forever.
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21 Comments
Congratulations to Lisa and to you, Andra!!!! I’m bursting with pride for you!!!
Now that’s funny . . . especially since I forgot to get my book signed. Thank you.
Whose kid is that? Precious 🙂 Congrats, Lisa!
Very cool. What a nice moment.
Can’t wait to toast you with a glass of something (bubbly) upon your return to the Lowcountry. Great that Lisa won the book!
Full of admiration…to the point of deciding that when I publish a book, I’m going to ask you to promote it:)
Nice to meet Thomas! Congratulations, Lisa.
Congratulations Lisa! Andra, are you glad your walking is over? Or, is there a part of you that misses it?
Felicidades to LISA!!! 🙂
How perfectly awesome and fitting!
Andra, Just wanted to send along my congratulations on finishing your walk! That was an incredible feat. I’m a friend of Alison Dailey’s and she led me to your blog about a year ago and I’ve been following you ever since. (I’m also a frustrated accountant, trying to figure out what comes next.) Maybe someday we’ll actually meet in person! Sincerely, Maggie Burghoff
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Congratulations Lisa! It’s so appropriate after you went out to walk those few (compared to 444) miles. Andra, you’ve got great buddies!
Yay Lisa!
Congratulations, Andra, for doing what you said you would do… the walk and the book. I never doubted you. I love little Em. There were times when Merry could have used a good slapping around, but he was fun to go on the trip with… so were you.
oh how I love this book, I’ll be finishing it later today and I miss your words already.
What a novel!
congrats and well-done!
Lisa is to be corn granulated!
I finished your book during your first walking week. Wonderful fiction/history and a dash of magic. Congratulations on your amazing journey. You’ve met your work out quota for a while:)
So close but no, not me. 🙂 Oh yeah, I didn’t share my story of wanting to quit! Believe it or not I was so deep in the middle of one I wasn’t ready to comment… maybe later. 🙂
Congratulations, Lisa K! 🙂
Congratulations, Lisa!
Andra, what a trek you have had, not only the journey on the Natchez Trace, but, the journey of bringing Merry to life. Thank you, dear woman, for sharing the journey, and for being such an amazing inspiration. Hope you are soaking those feet!
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