Happy Birthday Chicken— This is the first birthday you’ve had in which you’ve actually not been home.  In fact, this is the first birthday of any of my children in which I haven’t been able to see my child on his or her birthday.  I know I’ll see you Friday, but I do detect a… Read More

1.  Sleep in until 9. 2.  Wander into the kitchen and putter around on the computer without actually doing anything useful. 3.  At 10:30, jump feet first into a social media brouhaha in a burst of temper that threatens to take over your day. 4.  At twelve o’clock walk away to shower. 5.  At one… Read More

So, I had just gotten into the car to drive home from Yaoi-Con on Sunday night, and I just happened to notice… … That I’d been wearing my shoes for twelve hours.  Now these are really comfy shoes, but no shoes should be worn for twelve hours, and a little irritation on the top of… Read More

I love Yaoi-Con.  Unequivocally, and without reservation. This was my fourth YC– and the first one was literally weeks after I’d been pulled out of my classroom.  In fact, it was one of the things that kept me from just falling apart.  It was my first convention with Dreamspinner Press, and I had to tell… Read More

Getting up at six-thirty, taking a shower, checking my e-mail SQUIRREL Did I remember to pack the haven’t checked my e-mail! electronics bag?  No.  Didn’t remember to pack the electronic’s bag because I Okay, dressed, hair up, doing make-up, good, never do make-up SQUIRREL Squish, I need to do your hair!  Good, hair done, nice… Read More

So, Thursday was all about getting home and unpacking, and the last three days have been a combination of playing catchup with the work on my desk, getting moar work on my desk, unpacking, and trying really hard to get ready for Yaoi-Con next week. The last time I was so far behind in this… Read More

 Okay– I admit it.  As a parent, my ethics regarding my children’s attendance at school are, at best… Slippery. See… When Chicken was in middle school, I took her out of school during Valentine’s Day, because for her, it was an emotional bloodbath and I’d rather have her come to school with me. When my… Read More

Okay– I confess– I’ve got but one Monday book to *flail* about– but it’s been a bit of a busy week.  So I’m going to pimp the book (it’s a good one!) and pimp a cause and reveal the new cover for Black John and then I’m going to run away.  We’re out of town… Read More

Description: In a town as small as Tyson, CA, everybody knew the four brothers with the four different fathers– and their penchant for making good music when they weren’t getting into trouble. For Mackey Sanders, playing in Outbreak Monkey with his brothers and their friends—especially Grant Adams–made Tyson bearable. But Grant has plans for getting… Read More

School’s in session, glory be, There will be time, time for me! Time to write and time to read, Animals to pet and feed! Lunch to choose all by myself Clothes to put away on a shelf. Floors to mop and dishes to wipe, (Let’s not forget the time to write!) Cats to pet and… Read More