Love & Laughter in the time of COVID --a Honey Parker Novel

ABOUT HONEY
Honey's been creating in one form or another for decades--as an advertising creative director, a stand-up comedian, and a screenwriter. Her previous books are all business. Literally. Careful-ish is Honey's first foray into the world of novels. It is, of course, a comedy.

MORE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Overeating. Oversharing. Overindulging. Over it all. Video chats.
Not enough distancing. Alcohol. What could go wrong?

And what are people doing when they think nobody is watching? Meet six friends who are COVID quarantining in The Greatest City On Earth. They struggle to have a social life, pay the bills, hold onto relationships, not go nuts, wipe, find their new purpose and maybe, just maybe, still have sex. How can people in lockdown find so much drama?

All of these ridiculous characters have something in common: a standing weekly cocktail date that they are determined to maintain while being socially distant and, well, careful-ish.There’s the nice Jewish fledgling TV news chick with a boss who won’t stop dumping her purse into her green reporter’s lap. The African-American financial young gun who’s trying to not quit before he gets fired. His white-punk roommate is a mathematician turned chef whose out-of-work antics could drive anyone crazy. The hard-edged Chinese-American floral designer is getting into fights with the socially-distanced supermarket line standers outside her window. Her post-hippie hairstylist/roommate/landlord (who now sports an article in front of her name) is getting a special “package” from the parcel delivery guy. And the token ne’er-do-well from the Middle East is setting up an obstacle course in his penthouse apartment. (Can he get himself on that ninja warrior show?)

Yes, they’re all ridiculous. But in a pandemic lockdown, who isn’t? Who is? And who’s to judge...

WHAT PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE TO BE NICE TO HONEY
ARE SAYING ABOUT "CAREFUL-ISH"

"Laughter is the best medicine, and Honey Parker prescribes a welcome antidote to the current plague. Careful-ish takes the pulse of a host of stressed-out urbanites who are struggling, just like us, with the insanity of the Coronavirus. It’s guaranteed to have you smiling behind that paisley mask your Aunt Sophie made for you."
- David Sheffield, writer of SNL, Coming to America and the long-awaited sequel,
Coming 2 America.

"Love, loved, it!!!! Funny, clever well-drawn characters, a welcome distraction. I laughed, was surprised, and deeply touched. The characters are incredible."
- Pamela Wallace, Oscar-winning writer and novelist

"CAREFUL-ISH offers a humorous microcosm of 2020 to which we can all relate...author Honey Parker weaves a relatable tale told through the lives of six friends, starting the moment they have to self-quarantine in New York City. This funny, yet insightful, fictional story holds up a mirror to life in a modern-day pandemic. Parker dares you to laugh at the reflection staring back at you, even though you just might see yourself when these characters sometimes do naughty, “unquarantine-like” things. If you’re looking to giggle at the irony of our present-day social situation, read CAREFUL-ISH, and then get on Zoom with five of your BFFS to toast how you’ve successfully made it through 2020…so far."
- Stacy Dymalski, comedian, producer, author of Confessions of a Band Geek Mom

GET THAT BOOK!

But Wait. There's More...

Careful-ish is a crazy ride. But it doesn't stop there. More books for the Careful-ish series are in the works. Daughter of Careful-ish is available now. Honey is currently writing the sequel the thierd in the trilogy, Bride of Careful-ish.