Back to Reality
Aug 12th
I’ve spent the last three weeks with my husband and kids in this cute house on Cape Cod, but tomorrow I head home to California. My head is already swimming with a to-do list.
On the work end: Post a GoodReads giveaway. Come up with a galley giveaway. Write some essays to [...] Continue Reading…
Marshmallow Fluff. Yeah, You Heard Me.
Aug 11th
It wasn’t until my children were old enough not to choke on peanut butter that I realized that marshmallow Fluff is not a universal food. There was a golden Cape Cod summer when I discovered that Fluffernutter sandwiches — that’s peanut butter and Fluff, which my children preferred to jelly — were [...] Continue Reading…
If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be . . . RISD (Rhode Island School of Design)
Aug 9th
I spent four years in Providence, RI, when I was an undergraduate at Brown University, but I knew remarkably little about RISD (Rhode Island School of Design), even though the two campuses are adjacent on the east side of the city and allow for cross registration. One Brown student [...] Continue Reading…
Song of the Week: “Magic Show,” Electric Owls
Aug 8th
So I’ve been thinking about this Song of the Week thing and decided that most of my choices will fall into one of several categories:
1. What the Cool Kids are Listening To: These are new (or newish), under-the-radar songs that just may be the next big thing. Or not. If you [...] Continue Reading…
Virtual Navel Gazing
Aug 6th
It’s been over a week since I started blogging, and …. I’m still blogging! And they said it wouldn’t last.
I was pretty sure writing blog posts would be an effective tactic to avoid writing novels, and I was right. I haven’t written a publishable word since launching my new [...] Continue Reading…







