Dear America, It’s Time to Dial Down the Pumpkin Spice Obsession
I’ll never forget the first time a pumpkin spice latte hit my lipglossed lips. Somewhere a tree spontaneously burst into …
I’ll never forget the first time a pumpkin spice latte hit my lipglossed lips. Somewhere a tree spontaneously burst into …
I haven’t written about adoption-related stuff in awhile, partly because as my kids are getting older I’m trying to honor …
Have you ever been sick as a mom? You feel like you’re going to die and exactly zero people care. …
This summer, I was writing my fingers off trying to get my next book done on time when my PR …
As our kids go back to school and we buy them all the shiny new school supplies, I can’t help …
Today is the penultimate day of my short story about Mags the Shin Guard Bludgeoner. Tomorrow the story ends, and …
Three more days of this ridiculous fiction excursion. (Fiction excursion, fiction excursion. That’s right up there with “unique New York.”) …
Poor JPEG. What is he saying in this picture? “Help me, Mom, I’m wearing hair extensions.” Well, we have four …
Okay, this is the week I wrap up my random summer romp through a lil’ short story about a girl named …
Whew, today’s post is just barely today at this point because I’ve been off galavanting around with super fun people. …
Does this look like the face of an Evil Pooping Monster? How could such a villain appear so innocent and …
You guys, we’re about halfway through For the Love of Blog month, where I’m rediscovering my love of blogging by …
Okay, before I give you today’s installment of my summer short story, we need to talk about mystery girl’s name. …
He pulled in quietly and she crawled into the passenger side and sank down into the seat where no one …
Sitting on the edge of the porch, she dialed the numbers on the borrowed cell phone. “Pick up,” she pleaded …
Fear and relief coursed through her body in equal parts. She silently begged the door to open as she was …
Making her way up to the house, she stumbled to the door, grabbing the knob before she fell. She took …
Through the trees she could just make out the twinkle of porch lights and she made her way towards them, …
She heard urgent feet running toward her, and pushing herself up, she made her way across the field into the …
Suddenly, the car burst into flames and she crawled away, fire licking her shoes. She rolled into the ditch, splashing …
The family road trip. A rite of passage for all kids and parents for as long as we’ve had roads. …
Alex and I are celebrating 15 years of marriage today. We were tiny baby people when we started out and …
Last week I met with a friend and picked her brain for ideas about one of my kids. This morning …
I’m not sure what all the cool kids are calling it these days, but you know that thing when one …