I’ve spent way too much time in waiting rooms, in line for school pick-ups, or in airports waiting for a delayed flight, to suffer without a delicious book to read. A delicious book is one that causes me to read the last chapters slowly because the characters have become my friends and I am sad to ... Read More >>
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I am a big fan of any place that welcomes writers, readers, and wanna-be artists of the written word. Richard Hugo House in Seattle is one of my favorite writerly haunts. If you’re even remotely interested in putting pen to paper, I suggest you check them out during their upcoming open ... Read More >>
Finding Your Own Frightful: CONTEST
Share your story with me! I want to know about a time when you relied on someone or something that became your touchstone during a difficult period in your life. Did you have an invisible friend as a child? An animal whom you loved more than anything else? An old smelly blanket your mother refused ... Read More >>
Who do you want to be?
I was told these words taped to my bathroom wall came from a letter exchanged between F. Scott Fitzgerald and his daughter, Scottie. I don’t know if this is true, but they are sound pieces of advice. These beautiful nuggets of wisdom remind me to claim all the definitions I want to be known by. ... Read More >>
Marvelous, beautiful books!
The handsome Fed-Ex guy brought me books! Marvelous, beautiful books! Thanks to Lynn Price at Behler Publications for providing a Special Edition printing of The Chicken Who Saved Us for the Seattle Festival of Trees Gala on Saturday night, November 19th. Come visit me on Sunday, Nov. 20th at my ... Read More >>