… The cats become determined to pet you with their fluffy furry bodies, so that you’re not inclined to throw them outside in the cold. … You realize your body can no longer tolerate pizza–and yet you have at least three after-soccer pizza parties to attend. …You try to remember if these are really the… Read More

 Okay– so, everybody knows the Gambling Men story, and how Amy came to be a writer for Dreamspinner Press. But, little known fact, Gambling Men was my first submission, but If I Must was my first published work from DSP– it was for their Advent Calendar, and nobody could have been as surprised as I… Read More

Okay– I admit it. I knit a little every day, but some stretches of time are more firmly devoted to knitting than others. I can go for months without ordering yarn online, or visiting my LYS, and then suddenly… BAM. I MUST. And I must watch all of the television every night, so I can… Read More

I talk about Zoomboy and Squish a lot on social media– but I have to say. ZoomBoy surprises me every day. He’s growing so tall– but his geeky sense of humor hasn’t changed. He’s so smart– but he’s so cuddly too. I worried about middle school– peer groups can be so hard. But on the… Read More

Sorry this is actually Saturday– Mate and I needed to go birthday shopping last night for Zoomboy and I couldn’t quite fit in Nano, edits, and Fanfic Friday. And Soccer Saturday.  I hope you forgive me– and I hope you enjoy. Someone *aherm* Asked specifically for Cartinski today. I’m thinking SuperBat or Stucky next week,… Read More

Squish: Mom, I lost a tooth!  Do you want to hear the story? Me: Sure. Squish: Chatter chatter chatter AND THERE WERE EPIC AMOUNTS OF BLOOD! Me: That’s AWESOME! That’s a good tooth story. Squish: Thanks– is the tooth fairy going to come. Me: Uhm, I think the tooth fairy needs to walk from the… Read More

Okay– so thing one: The kids had a dentist appointment today, and I felt really bad about that. Seriously– it was their day off–when the receptionist (whom I love) called me yesterday to remind me, the first thing I said was, “Oh my God– I did that? I suck!” Anyway– I also wanted to work… Read More

Bound: Volume 1 Bound: Volume 1 by Amy Lane Humans have the option of separation, divorce, and heartbreak. For Corinne Carol-Anne Kirkpatrick, sorceress and queen of the vampires, the choices are limited to love or death. Now that she is back at Green’s Hill and assuming her duties as leader, her life is, at best,… Read More

Sorry I missed last night, folks! It’s funny, how I keep thinking, “Oh, hey– I’ve got sort of a light load– I’ll be able to accomplish so very much!”   And then my world goes kersplodey and I remember when I used to think I was busy.   Anyway– yesterday was a lovely rainy Sunday,… Read More

Okay– I’ll be honest. I put out a vote for who wanted what fanfic, and the results were frighteningly even.  The choice was Stucky, SuperBat, and Cartinski, and let’s just say… split. Like a trident. So, my deciding factor? Has nothing to do with the vote. I’m writing a category romance for Dreamspinner Press– a… Read More