If You Give A Porch Goose A Book
Hi Book Boyfriend Connoisseurs,
So let’s talk about the wonderfully wonky idea that took root while I was sitting in that hospital room.
Gi Gi’s Crossing has two notable ordinances.
One is nearly as old as the town itself.
The other is brand spanking new.
The old ordinance is about to create a massive problem for my hero, Luca Grant.
The new one involves a Porch Goose.
We’ll save the ancient ordinance for another newsletter because spoilers are rude.
Today, we’re discussing the goose.
The citizens of Gi Gi’s Crossing recently voted to pursue a rather ambitious goal: becoming the Porch Goose Capital of America.
The measure passed unanimously.
Which means my hero in Definitely Not Him arrives in Gi Gi’s Crossing and is immediately presented with a Porch Goose.
Luca is a professional hockey player.
He’d braced himself for Gi Gi’s Crossing’s small-town quirks:
Miss Informed’s gossip column.
Frankie’s Fashion Police Initiative.
Mandatory book club participation.
A government-mandated Porch Goose was not on his bingo card.
The rules attached to it take wonky to a whole new level.
Because in Gi Gi’s Crossing, a Porch Goose is not simply a Porch Goose.
Town ordinance requires every goose to be dressed to reflect the book you’re currently reading.
Why?
Because the town’s book clubs came up with the idea.
Note to self, book clubs should never be given legislative authority.
The result is a town full of geese dressed as dukes, dragons, hockey players, vampires, billionaires, and morally questionable men with six-packs.
Which brings me to my very important reader research question:
Luca and his hockey-playing Porch Goose
Do any of you own a Porch Goose?
Because I genuinely need to know if this is a normal level of American whimsy that I somehow missed entirely until I joined six Porch Goose Facebook groups.
And if you do own one…
How do you dress yours? What is its name?