Jenna Kernan tells us about a strange occurrence. Well, more than one if you count the oreos…
I was recharging my battery last weekend. That’s writer’s lingo for ‘goofing off.’ We like to say it is ‘refilling the creative well,’ but I was at The Big E, Eastern States Exposition, so I was actually refilling my stomach with fair fare.
Did you even know they fried Oreos? They do. Here’s proof :
But I digress.
My very first Christmas novella is out this week in an anthology with Cheryl St.John and Pam Crooks. If you’ve been reading THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UNREAD, you know about it already. You might even have seen the cover of A WESTERN WINTER WONDERLAND. It is lovely, with violet and gold background and a handsome church in the foreground.
In the center of this massive group state fair is a museum consisting of a cluster of historical buildings set up to resemble a village green. Storrowton Village Museum includes displays, exhibits and reenactments of daily life. This is my second favorite part of the fair. The first being the maple syrup flavored cotton candy that is available in the Vermont and New Hampshire buildings.
Anyway, I was in the center of the green and I noticed the meeting house, build in 1835. It looked vaguely familiar, so I took a photo, and then realized the historical structure had a shocking resemblance to the church on the cover of A WESTERN WINTER WONDERLAND. There was one very startling difference. The church on the cover has a traditional cross on its spire, but the meeting house is topped with a weathervane sporting a gold chicken.
Not a strange as fried Oreos, perhaps, but still peculiar.
I hope you have a chance to read my first Christmas story, FALLEN ANGEL, and that you write me at my website to let me know what you thought.
Thanks, Jenna!
Read excerpts of all three stories in the AWWW anthology:
Christmas Day Family by Cheryl St.John
Fallen Angel by Jenna Kernan
One Magic Eve by Pam Crooks
Up next for Jenna:
A WESTERN WINTER WONDERLAND, Harlequin Anthology, October 2007
OUTLAW BRIDE, Harlequin Historicals, February 2008
Jenna, what a great eye you have! The resemblance IS incredible!
I’m ver-ry intrigued with fried oreos, too. Must be similar to fried Twinkies which are hugely popular at fairs. As you can tell, I have a sweet tooth that won’t go away. 🙂
Loved your post!
Hi Pam~
I have been to a fair since the Big E and did see deep fried twinkies. It is hard to believe. Right beside that, vendors were deep frying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
It seems to be a trend.
As for myself, I still like traditional treats like cotton candy and carmel apples. But a newcomer that is becoming a favorite is kettle corn.
Too bad the season for fairs and festivals is winding down here in the east coast.
Glad you loved the post!
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