As if…
Years ago, I spotted a Maxine or Cathy cartoon where the main character (Cathy or Maxine) was slumped dramtically on the couch, perhaps there was something like chocolate just out […]
Beach Bits
Ah, the beach. Overall, it was a really great trip. When Happy first saw the ocean this year (remember, he was an instant fan of the ocean last week […]
The whole shebang!
So one of the very fun things that happened while I was at the beach was that my publisher sent me the whole book jacket to take a peek at and […]
Woman to Woman
My friend and fellow writer, Patrice Gaines, teaches a monthly workshop at a jail in Charlotte. Convinced that words have a healing power, Patrice has started a project called 30 Letters […]
Beach Post-Mortem
The annual trek to the beach has been completed. And here is my question? Why, oh why, is returning from vacation so, so stressful? It doesn’t help that we returned […]
Blurbs
Blurbs. You’ve noticed them. Maybe they’ve even inspired you to buy a book. They are those quotes on the back of book jackets or inside flaps that tell you what other people– usually […]
First, do no harm
I was asked recently what I thought the best body-loving advice was. Doesn’t this person know me at all, I thought. I can’t boil it down to just one soundbite. […]
Fallen
We are officially the place where digital cameras come to die. Yep, a third camera in as many months has bitten the dust. This one at my own hands. I […]
Stitch by Stitch
So, we (read: I) survived the stitches. Happy needed 3 stitches smack dab in the middle of this forehead (just above his nasal bridge, a term, ironically, I had taught him a few […]
Noticing Anna
For several years, I was a pretty devoted road cyclist. My dad had been diagnosed with a particularly aggressive form of lymphoma and all the waiting, watching, and wondering became too much […]
