First of all, I’d like to say thank you to EVERYBODY who has told me that Keir and Nascha and Cal’s predicament with his family has moved them.  Not everybody feels that way, so your support–and belief that this story is ultimately positive and happy, and that the sweetness outweighs the pain–well, you’re Amy Lane… Read More

Forgive the blurriness– this is Squish in a gym that’s probably 95 degrees, dancing her heart out.Tonight we’ll be on stage, hopefully with some AC. Anyway– yes. Whining. Whining is definitely the word.  But something amazing happened– let me show you. Today– get recital costumes and Father’s Day gifts from Target.  At 4:30 take kids… Read More

So, every morning I wake up, go get my phone from the charger, and bring it back to bed to set the alarm for the next half-hour. Yesterday morning I did that.  Mate was up hellishly early considering the fact that we’d gotten in around ten o’clock the night before after the drive from San… Read More

*  All I did today was sleep and poop.  I know you don’t care about that, but it made ME excited about writing.  (I do some of my best plotting right before I drop off and right before I wake up. And, you know, contemplating.) *  Yesterday in the car, I was just wondering if… Read More

My beautiful, beautiful Chicken, who has done so verywell.  See that tablecloth? Only one that wasn’t black.That’s my baby girl! Okay– so most of you have figured out that I wasn’t at home as Deep of the Sound released. We travels down to San Diego, because Chicken had her portfolio show, and she asked for… Read More

This is mostly just an alert that, starting tomorrow (Monday!) I’m going to have articles and excerpts for Deep of the Sound popping up, well, everywhere. I’m posting the schedule tonight (Sunday!) so that you all can keep look for it– I’m telling you folks, some of my best stories went into this one, both… Read More

I’m going to be out of town- hopefully I can post this now and everyone will remember! Deep of the Sound is out– and if you buy it at Riptide, it should be available this weekend! If you want to wait for amazon– here is the link for the paperback, (ETA), and HERE IS THE… Read More

Okay– So if I’ve seemed a little absent it’s because I’m getting ready to go on not one but two trips in short succession.  See, Chicken is graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science– and yes, she went through a compressed program.  So, she’s twenty, and stressed, and wondering if she stays in San… Read More

So, we’re going to go see Chicken’s portfolio show, and we lined up one of the kid’s friends to come babysit the dogs. And then I got guilty. Cause, she’s going to come and sit with them twice a day, but… but… but my dogs are used to, you know… people! People all the time!… Read More

Okay– so I’m trying to work when the kids are home. It’s not going swimmingly.  (Heh heh… get it? Swimmingly? Because we went swimming yesterday?) Anyway… today I did a curious thing.  It’s been a while since I’ve done something like this, and I think I’m starting to feel the grip of that sleep deprivation/stress… Read More