writer – Esmeralda Stone

February 14, 2026

Happy National Donor Day!

While waiting in line with my husband to get apple cider donuts, I noticed a sign on the wall of the little building. The sign advertised the need of a kidney donor with the same type of blood that I have. I looked at the sign for a minute, and then pointed it out to…

Need Something Sweet? Try The Brownies From ‘Lasting Remains’…

My newest book is fighting me. Or, more to the point, I’m fighting with myself, trying to get the beginning of the book right. And not perfect, just introducing the characters in the right way, without making too much happen all at once. It’s only going okay, so I did what any sensible writer does…

Eeeek!! I Saw Something I Wish I could Unsee!

I did it. I folded, and I looked, and I’m (a little) horrified. I’m of course talking about my word count for Lasting Remains. We traveled in August, and I compiled what I’d written of Lasting Remains into a Word doc and emailed it to myself. You know, just in case there was some weird…