Somewhere in the spectrum of pet lovers is a place for me. I’ve always loved the dogs in our family, am happy to feed the goldfish, will reluctantly accept the adopted stray cat that wants to sit on my lap (purring and kneading no less). However, I draw the line at rodents. Furry and fuzzy […]
Category: Mom World
Menthol Woman
There are considerable advantages to a long distance boyfriend. I only have to shave my legs when I see him, thus saving me from nicks and cuts for weeks at a time. I can leave my hair curly, only flat ironing before he arrives thus creating the impression that I’ve naturally straight shiny hair. I […]
Break Ins & Break Downs
I just finished a book last night at 1:30 am and emailed it out to my editor in U.K. It was a very tough write. It was beyond a tough write. I felt like I’d never written a Harlequin Presents before. The book had been due October 31st, and then November 27th and then at […]
Chisel and Stone
I returned home from my conference in Chesapeake, Virginia to discover that my 5th grade son hadn’t done his math report or this month’s book report. It was a huge surprise, especially as I didn’t know he had a math report and he’d told me the book report wasn’t due for another week or so. […]
Time Out
Don’t read this if you’re an aspiring writer or a die-hard reader that doesn’t want to see behind the magic curtain. It will discourage and disillusion you, and just possibly annoy you. No. This blog isn’t for the dewy-eyed hopefuls, the ones still wearing rose colored glasses. It’s for the tired writers, the moms who […]
Gremlins of the Heart
Is it mean to call my children gremlins? I don’t think so. After all, they are my children and they’re spoiled rotten. And I love them. I really do. But I’m not big on the days they’re home sick with me. My youngest son is actually fine when he’s home alone with me. He pretty […]
Patience, Jackass
Nice title, huh? The title comes from a little story my mother used to tell us kids when we were traveling and getting hungry/restless/bored. It was a story of a man and his donkey and they were traveling through a desert, or somewhere quite hot and arid without any place to get something to drink. […]
Headline News
The headlines in the papers continue to be grim. Even our local headlines are grim. Boulder falls from cliff, crushes car with three young women inside. Father of a three year old jumps into lake in front of son to save dog, and drowns. Frankly, it’s just too much. And here’s not even a headline […]
The Random Universe
Every now and then I’m all set to become the serious philosopher, a member of the superior analytical race and then all the little planets collide and I’m thrown off course. It’s like tumbling into a Bill Murray/Owen Wilson film (yes, I know, they did just star in a movie together, but that’s my point) […]
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