The weather is really good here. And I know that isn’t true much of everywhere else. So, I’d like to invite all those suffering in insufferable heat to come on over, spend some time on the deck and I’ll put together a pitcher of icy cold margaritas for us. One …
I wrote a bit ago about how parenting taught me about writing. I got to thinking– what has writing taught me about (other than writing)? So here are a few thoughts on how fiction writing is like real life. By the way, I’m making key lime pie martinis this week. …
One of my kids came home from summer camp and said he’d had an epiphany. I won’t share what it was here, but simply using the word epiphany impressed me. And in the space before he shared the actual revelation, I was sure I was about to hear something about …
Today I’d like to have a mango margarita. Then I’ll take a sip, close my eyes and imagine I’m on a tropical beach. Cue sigh. My day job at present is parenting and writing. I’ve been thinking that they’re alike in several ways. Most writers refer to their books as …
Fourth of July is my favorite holiday. I like everything about it- which isn’t true of the other holidays. I like most holidays fine, but I can’t say I like everything about them. For instance, Easter. It is so pastel and fuzzy. I do not look good in pastels and …
Don’t get your hopes up…what a terrible thing to tell someone. Including yourself. Why not? What’s so bad about hope? And why not get them up? I say get your hopes up. Higher! Higher! Fly your hope flag high, People! Don’t get your hopes up. I’ve said it. I’ve even …