Book Title: A Spork in the Road

Author: Emily Carter

Genre: memoir

A Spork in the Road is available at Barnes & Noble and anywhere books are sold.

Catch Emily at the Beaufort Farmer’s Market on August 9th from 9am-1pm.

 

Summary:

In A Spork in the Road, Emily shares the stories that shaped her: growing up in the rural South, raising two sassy children, building a life with her Smokin’ Hot Love Biscuit, and finding her voice as a writer. With warmth, humor, and the kind of wisdom that sticks to your ribs, this memoir is a love letter to family, resilience, and the joy of a well-told tale.

A Spork in the Road gets personal. This book will make you laugh, cry, ponder, and remember. The stories are real and relatable. The writing is honest and rich in the Southern way of collard greens and corn bread. It’s a comfort book and at the end, you will feel satiated. It will cure what ails you, be a salve for your soul and balm for your heart.

Author Bio:

Emily Carter, a lifelong North Carolinian, writes creative nonfiction, prose poetry, and country songs. She performs her work, often as a duo with her guitar and harmonica playing spouse, John, aka Smokin’ Hot Love Biscuit.

Carter’s writing has appeared in Haunted Waters Press, Flying South, North Carolina Literary Review, Bellevue Literary Review, American Songwriter Magazine, and Tin Can Review. Her book, A Spork in the Road, was released with Planck Length Publishing in April of 2025 Carter spent twenty-five years in learning and development with Dale Carnegie Training. Her CV includes trainer, speaker, sales professional, leader, and, at the close of her career, owner of territories in North and South Carolina. After selling her businesses in 2019, she focused on writing full-time.

She lives in the Southern Outer Banks with John and their kangaroo-coyote rescue dog, Toast. Their grown children Riley and Ryann, live in Asheville and New York City. She is active in North Carolina Writers’ Network, Carteret Writers, and Story Swappers.

A Chick’s View Blog: https://achicksview.com/

Facebook: @EmilyCarter