So, today I was supposed to meet with Ambrosia AND conference with my publisher, but both meetings fell through. I’ll be honest–I felt sort of at loose ends, especially because I was editing all day, and, well, boring! The funniest part of my day was when ZoomBoy discovered Green Day– and an album called Dookie…. Read More

Thanks to Kim Tripp who (gently) reminded me that Burton had been in the Marines and not a SEAL Team (d’oh! Even I know the difference!) so that I could go back and fix that! Also– brief family story here: The kids and I watched Frequency tonight–it’s an old movie, made in 1999, and a… Read More

So, to catch folks up, I’m writing the third Fish Out of Water, and like the second, there is a crossover with Racing for the Sun. This is part 2–and I hope you enjoy!  (For those who usually enjoy my family stories, I’ll be posting them on FB and Twitter on the days I’m doing… Read More

So, when Racing for the Sun came out, I always planned to do a sequel and/or a spin-off. The spin-off would include Lee Burton, Ace’s friend, the special ops guy who helped Ace plan the rather, uh, grim ending that you can read about in Racing for the Sun.  Lee’s story might have stayed untold permanently,… Read More

Otherwise known as Shula-monster, the small brown shadow: Bye sweetheart. You had a good long life out here. I’m sorry that you had to live in the garage–it’s what happens when cats can’t use the cat box in the house though. You were really sweet, just not indoor cat material. I hope that was okay… Read More

So, uh, took the dogs for a walk today. Yes, it had rained a lot the day before, but still. I mean, what on earth could go wrong? I mean, I knew one part of the path would be flooded–but I’ve got that mastered, right? I walk on the side of the path for part… Read More

Yayayayayayayayayay!!! So, welcome to the first Kermit Flail of the year! It’s a little bit small, and that’s my fault–I was thin on social media over the last few weeks for family reasons, but I’m SO pleased about the people who submitted! Alix Bekins and Connie Bailey are some of my oldest and best friends… Read More

So, I’ve been going back and forth about how much to share. On the one hand, this blog started out as a document of my kids and life in general and all of those pithy, amused observations that I was frequently making for the people around me that weren’t getting a whole lot of response…. Read More

* In Regret Me Not there’s a part where Hal’s condo had the power turned off and he went in to clean the place up. He comes back a few hours later and Pierce is concerned that his hands feel like ice. An early reader suggested that this was hyperbole because, after all, how cold… Read More

 I’m tired and it’s late, but I’m going to leave you with this. Once, a very long time ago, I took a picture of Mate with his two children. He has four now, and everybody is very old and sophisticated, but still… Long ago it was Mate and two babies. And he’s still pretty amazing,… Read More