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Parkite engages ’Bride of Careful-ish’ to wrap up satirical novel trilogy
A literary journey that started during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic has come to an end for author, podcaster and part-time Parkite Honey Parker. Parker, who co-hosts the “CoupleCo: Working With Your Spouse for Fun & Profit” podcast with her husband Blaine, has published “Bride of Careful-ish: And They All Lived Careful-ishly After Ever… or Not,” the third installment of her satirical and humorous “Careful-ish” trilogy. “Bride of Careful-ish” continues the story of six 20-something characters who were introduced in Parker’s 2020 novel “Careful-ish: A Ridiculous Romp Through COVID Living As Seen Through the Eyes of Ridiculous People” and her 2021 follow-up, “Daughter of Careful-ish: What Have We Learned? Nothing!”... |
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Love and panic are in the air in the hilarious new “Bride Of Careful-ish.”
BAY ST. LOUIS, MS – As the summer reading season opens, author Honey Parker is releasing her friends from New York lockdown into the wild, the quick and fun third entry in the “Careful-ish” novels, ” Bride Of Careful-ish”. (Available on Amazon.)
In this installment, love and panic are in the air. Will they get married or not? Sip a cocktail and snuggle up on your beach blanket as six friends from diverse backgrounds get married and create chaos in Manhattan... |
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Stories: the true and the fictional An Aussie podcast that dives into the stories of people’s lives. From the known to the not so known. From the true to the not so true. From movies to books and everything in between. There's always a story to be found. In this episode, Ryan and Jamie interview Honey Parker, author of "Careful-ish." (NOTE: At the time of this recording, Honey was in COVID quarantine in a friend’s bedroom. Seriously.) |
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How and when you realized that you have a story to tell? "The idea for Daughter of Careful-ish grew out of a weekly video call with friends across the country that started at the beginning of COVID. We’d laugh about some of the crazy things we’d heard people doing. Then we started sharing some of the things we did when we thought no one was watching. That was the start. From there, I began thinking about how twenty-somethings in New York City would be dealing with it. My guess was, poorly. I realized that being locked in made everything bigger. The highs were higher. The lows were..." |
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4.5 Stars!
Libby Wiersema / November 2021 "Life in the time of COVID continues for a diverse company of six 20-something friends living in the Big Apple, each striving to find fulfillment and relevance in a time of global crisis.In DAUGHTER OF CAREFUL-ISH: What Have We Learned? Nothing! by Honey Parker, life in the time of COVID continues for a company of six friends living in the Big Apple. As these 20-somethings navigate life in the manner that modern-day, quasi-adults will do, the impact of the virus complicates their Generation Z existences. It is also the catalyst that has drawn the former high school friends back into a common orbit in a universe that has thrown their individual worlds a surprise curve ball."
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This interview was conducted by Dianne Woodman on November 16, 2021.
DIANNE WOODMAN: What inspired you to write a fictional story about the social fallout from the
COVID-19 pandemic? Was it related to your own experiences?
HONEY PARKER: The idea for Careful-ish grew out of a weekly video call with friends across the country. It started at the beginning of COVID-19. We'd laugh about some the crazy things we'd heard people doing. Then, we started sharing some of the things we did when we thought no one was watching. That was the beginning. From there, I began thinking about how twenty-somethings in New York City would be dealing with it. My guess was: poorly. I realized that being locked in made everything bigger. The highs where higher. The lows were lower. And I thought that if I needed a laugh during all of this, others might as well.
DIANNE WOODMAN: Are the characters based on real people that you have interacted with, or did you design them? If the characters are your own creation, how did you come up with the diverse set of characters and their personality traits?
DIANNE WOODMAN: What inspired you to write a fictional story about the social fallout from the
COVID-19 pandemic? Was it related to your own experiences?
HONEY PARKER: The idea for Careful-ish grew out of a weekly video call with friends across the country. It started at the beginning of COVID-19. We'd laugh about some the crazy things we'd heard people doing. Then, we started sharing some of the things we did when we thought no one was watching. That was the beginning. From there, I began thinking about how twenty-somethings in New York City would be dealing with it. My guess was: poorly. I realized that being locked in made everything bigger. The highs where higher. The lows were lower. And I thought that if I needed a laugh during all of this, others might as well.
DIANNE WOODMAN: Are the characters based on real people that you have interacted with, or did you design them? If the characters are your own creation, how did you come up with the diverse set of characters and their personality traits?
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Pulls on the heartstrings...
Dianne Woodman / November 2021 Daughter of Careful-ish: What Have We Learned? Nothing! pulls on readers’ heartstrings. It focuses on a group of young adults who are dealing with the vicissitudes of emotions from being socially isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Purchase Here. Honey Parker has created an appealing group of characters who come from diverse backgrounds. Each of the characters has been instilled with their own distinctive likes, dislikes, and idiosyncrasies. The group of friends live in New York... |
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Honey Parker, a Park City resident, has published, "Daughter of Careful-ish," the follow-up to "Careful-ish," her satirical novel that examines the antics of six characters who are in COVID-19 lockdown in New York City.
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Local Author Conceives Her Second Novel
Scott Iwasaki / August 1, 2021 "It’s time for season two of “Careful-ish.” Last October, Park City resident Honey Parker, who co-hosts the “CoupleCo: Working With Your Spouse for Fun & Profit” podcast with her husband Blaine, published “Careful-ish: A Ridiculous Romp Through COVID Living As Seen Through the Eyes of Ridiculous People,” a satirical novel that examines the antics of six characters who are in COVID-19 lockdown in New York City. Her new book, “Daughter of Careful-ish: What Have We Learned? Nothing!” picks up right where the first book ends. |
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Being Careful-ish with Honey Parker Bitch Talk Podcast / June 25, 2021 The discussion covers inspiration, and the writing process, which includes RedBull. Other topics covered include getting married in New Orleans, sailing in the North American Fireball Championship and being approached at a birthday dinner by O.J. Simpson. Yes, that O.J. Simpson. |
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Book Review and Giveaway: Careful-ish
Cindy Roesel / Mar 26, 2021 "Careful-ish by Honey Parker is a “ridiculous romp through COVID living as seen through the eyes of ridiculous people.” Author Honey Parker captures the irony of living in our current pandemic situation, including wearing masks, stocking up on toilet paper and Purell, social distancing, face-time and zooming while dressed from the waist up. It’s 2020 and six friends are quarantined in various states of living in New York City. There’s no way out, but it’s not the end-of-the-world, or is it?..." |
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Permission to Laugh with author Honey Parker Patricia W. Fischer / Mar 11, 2021 "Careful-ish is Honey Parker’s first novel, but not her first written words. She’s co-authored several business books, written and sold several screenplays which, as per Hollywood tradition, are circling various levels of that place known as Development Hell. Honey is a veteran advertising writer and creative director for big agencies in New York and Los Angeles, she eventually co-founded her own creative shop... |
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7 New Books To Read This Spring Nicole Booz | Mar 1, 2021 A new season means many new release books! I love bringing these lists to you every few months with new titles of what is coming out in the self-development, career, and financial spaces... |
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West alum’s book explores the absurd side of quarantine life
Honey Parker’s first novel is a satirical look at lockdown. By KELLY FLYNN - December 15, 2020 When times get tough, Honey Parker finds it helps to look at the humorous side of things. Even in the darkest of times, like an ongoing pandemic, she’s found catharsis in laughing at the absurd side of life. “I was raised to look at the funny side of things,” Parker said. “Comedy was in the language of my family. That’s always where I’m going to go first.” So, when COVID-19 struck, Parker turned to humor as an outlet once again and penned her recently published novel, “Careful-ish – A Ridiculous Romp Through COVID Living as Seen Through the Eyes of Ridiculous People.” The former Cherry Hill resident’s debut novel follows the lives of six friends quarantining in New York City and takes a satirical look at life in lockdown... |
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Photo: Honey & Blaine Parker in Park City, Utah
Story by Megan McCherone - December 16, 2020 |
LAUGHTER: THE UNOFFICIAL MEDICINE DURING A PANDEMICFor Honey Cohn Parker, her background in comedy started on a whim a few years after graduating from the visual communications program at UD. She had been living in Hoboken with a group of other UD graduates—Kirk Souder, Joe Johnson, Scott Sorokin, (who lived nearby)—and working in advertising in New York City when she learned about a contest: the funniest person in advertising.
“I had never done stand-up, but I thought, I can talk for three minutes, it will be great,” Parker said. She entered and ending up winning the entire contest. |
Being Careful-ish with Park City Local Author Honey Parker
December 9, 2020 - Lynn Ware Peek
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In this episode of The Mountain Life Lynn and Pete welcome guest Honey Parker, an advertising executive by day and a new author by night. Her new fiction, Careful-ish, is about laughing at all the things we catch ourselves doing when our world is turned on its ear, as it has been for the last nine months, and we’re forced to spend a lot of time with ourselves. She says being able to laugh is part of dealing with the stress and feeling normal.
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"I Never Thought I Would...Quit My Job To Do Stand Up At Club Med"
with Honey Parker
November 1, 2020 - Jen Lieberman
October 21, 2020 -
Scott Iwasaki
Park City podcaster’s new novel inspired by crazy COVID antics
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