Chasing Ordinary

by Prissy Elrod

Chasing Ordinary tells the story of one chapter ending and another beginning, as well as second chances---at love, at finding yourself, and the importance of not closing doors but having the courage to step through them. Prissy Elrod is referred to as ‘The Butterfly Girl’ as she metaphorically portrays her incredible journey of transformation with semblance to the epic caterpillar to butterfly metamorphosis. Just when the caterpillar thought the world ended it became a butterfly. When a brain tumor stole her husband, it also stole her identity. She was faced with an unfamiliar, colorless landscape. But she chose to believe when on person dies, two should not. With this believe she began an excavation of self to find her new purpose in life. She did so by reimagining, recreating, and resurrecting untapped talent which lay dormant inside her for decades. Prissy Elrod challenged herself to step out of her comfort zone and write the book she could never find. What happens behind the closed door of a terminal diagnosis? In doing so she would help the next person sabotaged by the unexpected in life. The first page of her first book—Far Outside the Ordinary—propelled her from the shadows to the spotlight. It also created a new career and her new identity. Chasing Ordinary, the sequel, reveals how embracing loss can lead to eternal happiness. It may inspire others to believe in themselves and achieve extraordinary things.

Hardcover

Published April 20, 2019

About the author

An artist at heart, new novelist, Prissy Elrod lives in Tallahassee, Florida with her husband while her treasured family lives within four miles of her.

Writing her first novel, ‘Far Out of the Ordinary’ was an exercise of courage. It took four years to write, three computers, two espresso machines, 48 how-to writing books, a Florida State University memoir-writing class, 24 blog subscriptions, a half-dozen periodical journals and 14 revised drafts. Elrod kept the manuscript to herself, not allowing anyone to read it for the first three years of writing her story and finally, in 2013, she sent the draft to a Pushcart Prize–winning writer in Texas, engaging him to read the manuscript and provide feedback. Elrod is currently working on her second book.

Reviews

[Maryann · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started reading this a couple weeks ago. I picked it up again yesterday after finishing Chuck Wendig’s “Wanderers”, a 750+ page book. I was sad to have it end, I liked it so much. I decided I needed a lighter book so picked this one up again. It is a realistic sounding story about a woman and her family and friends bumbling along in life. I got tired of reading it and at about 75% through it, I started skimming. I know how it ended, more life happened.
Now I need to read something more interesting.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another wonderful memoir by a fascinating woman who writes with eloquence and humor. Prissy’s honest, raw way of sharing her life’s struggles and joys makes for great reading.