by | Oct 31, 2011 | Life

Walking out of the store, when I realize they’ve overcharged me 50% for an item. Go to teenage salesperson and explain situation, to which she replies, œUm, okay. So, you want the money back, right? Deductive reasoning at its best. PS Super sweet girl and in...

Highlights of Book Signing

by | Oct 24, 2011 | Life, Writing

Most interesting moment: The guy rapping about the New York Subway. Most hilarious moment: All the people who thought I was there to sell Kobos. Most cool moment: Meeting all the tween/teen readers. (Like the kid who’s writing a pirate story and the girl who...

Fear of Finishing?

by | Oct 19, 2011 | Life, Writing

I’m about two, maybe three scenes away from finishing my latest manuscript (not the sequel to Grime. That’s on tap for next month). But holy smokes. In the past forty-five minutes that I should have been working, I’ve: stared at the pencil container...

The Currency of Trees

by | Oct 18, 2011 | Life

Walking the furry ones and watched the yellow leaves flutter to the ground. Dead leaves make that unique, slightly cracking/brittle sound when they fall into each other, and it got me thinking how œmoney doesn’t grow on trees. And I found myself wishing it did....

The Kindness of Strangers

by | Oct 12, 2011 | Life

We walked the boys at the off-leash park of Pat Heights, and I just want to thank the stranger who warned us of two porcupines in the ditch. When we rounded the corner, one adorable (and chubby!) little guy was waddling across the trail. If the lady hadn’t...