When a Song Turns Into a Love Story ⭐ by Merri Maywether

 
Let’s take a trip back to July 2017.

I was running down a dirt road through patches of farmland, listening to a playlist my running app had curated.

It was all eighties music, and I felt like nothing in the world could break my stride.

Then Jessie’s Girl came on.

I stopped and had a moment. In the quiet of the Montana prairie, a short, sweet second-chance romance came to life.

I decided the storyteller would finally get his chance. His name was Noah, and Jessie’s girl was Annie.

Of course, they would live in our community.

A week later, I wrote a short story and posted it on my blog. Not long after, I received a note from a reader:

When are you posting the rest of the story?

Welp.

So I made a cup of tea, sat down, and gave Noah and Annie the proper happy ending they deserved. That version came to life in 2018.

One of the things I love most about that story is how much of our small town found its way onto the page.

When it’s cold, we walk the halls for exercise.

The pictures on the walls tell our history.

Our town is so small that the coffee shop is within walking distance of nearly every house.

And this week especially, the spirit of community is everywhere as our high school basketball teams head toward the district championship.

Moments like these always remind me why I write the kinds of stories I do—stories rooted in real places, real people, and the quiet magic of everyday life.

So I thought… why not invite you to visit our little slice of the world?

From Thursday through Saturday evening, the story inspired by Jessie’s Girl —For A Visit—is available at a reduced price.

👉 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GFL4TMT

I’d love to hear from you—what song has stayed with you long after it ended and made you think of a story?

Sometimes stories begin with a song, sometimes with a memory—but the best ones always come back to the heart.