A Place Like This (Paperback or Softback)

This sequel to A Girl Like You continues the story of still single Jessica Gabriel exploring her life choices by crashing her ex's beach wedding, learning dog yoga (aka doga), getting a tattoo, declining an offer from a potential FWB, taking water aerobics and falling on her ass while cross-country skiing.

When her 22-year-old son moves out to join his father in a nomadic life, Jess suddenly has an empty nest. She relives the good old days when her kids were young and wonders how she ever got to a place like this.

Jessica takes on a second job as an Uber driver, where she meets a "lumberjane" (female version of a lumberjack), a much older woman with a scorching sex drive, and a clown who creates X-rated balloon sculptures, among others.

Fortified by blueberry scones, Chardonnay, and her fave takeout "Bucket of Spaghetti," as well as the continued support from her adult kids, new friend Nadine and old buddy Eddie, Jessica's journey leads her to understand she is, after all, in a very good place.

Cari Scribner lives in Upstate NY and has been a journalist and freelance writer for 25 years. She has covered politics, family living, travel, education, trends and much more. Her bylines have appeared in The Saratogian, The Daily Gazette, Times Union, among others. Her short/flash fiction has been published 15 outlets including Southeast Fiction, Brilliant Flash Fiction, The Nottingham Review, Vending Machine Press, Corium, Litro, Gravel, and New World Writing. She lives with her two small dogs, Lucy and Daisy, while her three grown children live nearby.