I had a different topic in mind for my semi-weekly post, but Steve Jobs’ passing pushed some buttons. Buttons intuitively designed with cool colors and shapes… I should offer some context that I am what Jobs’ marketing department would call a Slow Adapter. I like the gadgets but take a …
I have a toddler and I’ve been reading to him from the day he got here. I have books in his crib, in my purse and all over the house. He was helping me turn the pages at five months! It was one of the best days when he brought …
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 …
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 …
