Feeling. A little bit. Overwhelmed. (Can you even be a LITTLE bit overwhelmed? It seems if you are, it’s all the way. No gray area there. It’s like being a little bit nauseous, or [...]
Must, must take a moment to honor the amazing Suzanne Finnamore, who in her latest novel wrote these words which I intend to now live by: “There will be critics in abundance, critics are [...]
I must take a moment to address the subject of Krispy Kreme donuts. Here’s what happened today. I had to go to Raleigh (our fine state capital) to do a panel on writing at the Raleigh [...]
Ah, the joys of a high speed connection. Here at work, one of my students insisted that I go check out this site about muffins. Number four is pretty entertaining, in a weird sort of way. She [...]
Okay. It’s been eleven days of snapping, barking, chewing and yelping. But this, in our house, it what is known as a much-deserved little moment of family harmony. (In all fairness, though, [...]
Could. Not. Resist. Which Sex and the City Player Are You? Find out @ She’s Crafty I have to say though, I don’t own a single pair of really unresponsible, arch-ruining expensive [...]
Okay, under the heading of Shameless Self Promotion, Dreamland is now available in paperback. As someone who always waits for the paperback—except when I really, really can’t wait to [...]
I just got suckered into another AOL opening page quiz: this one was to test whether or not I am addicted to lip balm. Then, in typical AOL fashion, when it came time to calculate the results it [...]