Our Town, by Thornton Wilder is a mainstay of high school drama departments and community theater, It tells the story of one woman, Emily Webb who died young and is given the opportunity to pick one day of her life to relive. She returns to her twelfth birthday and is at once elated to be back in the shelter of her childhood home and heartbroken at the easy way they take each other for granted, not realizing how very precious each moment, each day of their lives are. All too often, though, just like Emily, we don’t remember to live…
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Books by Cathleen Armstrong
Welcome to Last Chance
She’s learned you can’t count on anyone, but she didn’t count on landing in Last Chance.
More info →At Home in Last Chance
Sometimes the life you’re trying to run from won’t let go of your heart.
More info →Last Chance Hero
What happens when your heart is intercepted before you even know it’s in play?
More info →About the Author
Cathleen Armstrong
I grew up in New Mexico knowing two things were true: Any time you could spend reading was time well spent, and that one day I, too, wanted to write books. Both certainties presented problems. In the first instance, my parents and teachers felt that while reading was good, even wonderful, time must also be allotted to chores, homework, and even social interaction. Psssh. They never did convince me on that one.
Coming in 2021
Always a Last Chance
Recent Blog Posts
Searching for Real Mexican Food
· by Cathleen Armstrong · In: Food, New Mexico
When I was growing up, going out to eat usually meant going out for Mexican food. Probably a lot of that had to do with the fact that that was what was available, but it also just tasted wonderful. And it was hot. I really got those cartoon pictures of people eating something hot and having steam shoot out their ears. I could feel it, even if no one could actually see the steam. The yolk of a fried egg on top of the enchiladas tempered the heat a bit, and so did the honey squeezed into the interior of…
Launch Week!
· by Cathleen Armstrong · In: Books, Bookstores, Writing
It’s finally here! After writing, editing, pitching, editing some more, and waiting, waiting, waiting, Welcome to Last Chance finally hit the shelves this week. It was such a thrill to walk into a bookstore and find copies of my book on the shelves. I felt like I should do something—turn the book over so the author picture showed, maybe, and strike a pose to see if anyone noticed the resemblance. But no, I just looked at it a while, picked it up, gave it a pat, and put it back. And then I left, hoping it would soon find someone…