Autism Fact: 34% of children on the autism spectrum say that the worst thing about being at school is being picked on. Hi all! I’m participating in  RJ Scott’s Blog Hop for Autism Awareness this month–my day is April 25th, and hopefully this goes out then because I still get very fidgety when I push “schedule” and… Read More

 Not much today–I mean Monday. I got to go to aqua– yayayay! But I did get a copy of Yarn, the Display edition, which has a short story I wrote in it. This looks like it might be an issue-wide thing–and the magazine is lovely. Full color, glossy paper, some amazing articles on fibers and… Read More

So, Reno is… well, it’s Reno. To quote Elliot Gould in Ocean’s 11 “You’re out in the middle of the fuckin’ desert!” and while the quote is about Las Vegas, well, the shoe fits. The college was lovely though–Mate went on their hiking trail while I was in class and pronounced it good. (“Oh, wow–… Read More

Okay, folks–I am surprisingly tired considering I sort of hid in a corner and read all day. Not sure why the ol’ psyche decided to bail on all the adulting I have to do, but I have to say, I’m feeling far more energized. I think sometimes writers really do need to READ books, and… Read More

So, today was my stepmom’s birthday, and it was sort of a busy day for me, but I wanted to get her a card since I was going to be up by her house anyway–I had to take Big T to the dentist, and our dentist is about a mile away from my parents’ house,… Read More

Crocus by Amy Lane Bonfires: Book TwoSaying “I love you” doesn’t guarantee peace or a happy ending.High school principal “Larx” Larkin was pretty sure he’d hit the jackpot when Deputy Sheriff Aaron George moved in with him, merging their two families as seamlessly as the chaos around them could possibly allow.But when Larx’s pregnant daughter… Read More

So, got a lot accomplished this weekend–but oi! So much to do! *  ZoomBoy’s hair has been looking a little… weird over the last week. He had this section on his forehead that stuck straight up–remember the spooge-mousse scene in Something About Mary?  Yes. It was doing that.  Anyway, ZB and I went to get… Read More

So, ZoomBoy is in a drama class, and he had to write a spoken poem. “Do you want to hear my poem mom?” “Sure!” And he said it out loud, and I died, because it’s hysterical. And I asked if I could share, and he said yes. So today’s blog post is written by ZoomBoy–and… Read More

Was a good work day today, and I was working along when I got this text from ZB: Now I know what TSE is. Me: ??? ZB: Testicular Self Examination Me: Uh, good to know ZB: Taking notes was like writing an adult novel Me: Lucky you! ZB: You’re supposed to take a bath first… Read More

Okay, so I promised my editor a whole bunch of these by June– so far, I’ve got three, and I want the boys home before I turn them in to Lynn, so let’s go to Hal’s parents, shall we? *  *  * Pierce had to admit–Hal’s parents’ place was pretty damned intimidating. The long drive… Read More