Not much to report tonight–sorry!   ZoomBoy is rehearsing for his choir program on Saturday–and picking him up late from school may seem like a giant pita but I remember band and drama productions of my own. I usually found a ride, because asking my parents was no bueno– if they weren’t working they were… Read More

Hey all– thank you for the kind responses to last night’s post. There is some true kindness in the world, and I am grateful. And now, a little bit of Jai and George– for you 🙂 *  *  * The Nature of Secrets Jai didn’t like to talk about his former boss. When you were… Read More

So it’s what we’ve always called a “top ramen weekend”– money’s thin, and doing anything expensive, including buying a Christmas tree, is off the table.  But one of the adult children came over to do laundry, and play with the new kitten (who was actually her kitten, but was splendidly needy so she gave him… Read More

First of all, I’d like to thank everybody who’s taken the time to review Clay and Dane’s story in all the usual outlets–remember, creating buzz and reviewing a book are great ways of supporting your favorite authors. Second of all, I’d like to have a word about Steve. You may see her, pictured here, lounging… Read More

Fall Through Spring by Amy Lane A Winter Ball Novel As far as Clay Carpenter is concerned, his abusive relationship with food is the best thing he’s got going. When a good friend starts kicking his ass into gear, Clay is forced to reexamine everything he learned about food and love—and that’s right when he… Read More

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!! Well, the holiday season is officially upon us– a little quickly, actually, because Thanksgiving was a wee bit late, right? Anyway– we have now entered the season of madness, and what better way to hide away from it all than with a some new stories–some for the holidays, and some, just because! For Christmas… Read More

So, a number of people begged so sweetly, I had to do this one. For those of you who haven’t read the Granby stories, they’re also known as my “knitting books”, and the stories revolve around a small alpaca/sheep farm and fiber mill, based off a real one in Granby, Colorado. Jeremy and Aiden from… Read More

So it’s the first time in six days I have the house to myself, and I feel compelled to talk about NANOWRIMO. I finished–but it was a hard finish. An “I counted my blog tour posts and the fiction from my personal blog” finish–but at the same time, I’m still really proud of it. We… Read More

Well, for us, it goes from August to July, so I’m not going to say it’s over. But this weekend was the last tournament of the regular season–and on the one hand, Squish is sorry to see it go, but on the other, we did notice that we left at the beginning of November and… Read More

Requirements Authors Have for Their Readers 1. Buy any book you want from any place that is convenient or affordable to you. 2. Love any book that moves you, as passionately as you are able. 3. Don’t throw your Kindle if you hate a book–they break. (Paperbacks are fine as long as you warn family… Read More