OKay, so I admit, I was one of those parents who would give the other kids birthday presents on the one kid’s birthday. Nothing huge, and the birthday kid was definitely the star of the show, but everybody knew I was a little bit of a pushover during birthday shopping. Everybody wants to feel special…. Read More

 Okay–where should I begin? My first story for Dreamspinner was a teeny tiny novella titled If I Must. It sold decently, and since then–Christmas, 2009– I’ve released one to two Christmas stories every year. Some of them were novellas. Many of the novellas have been bundled in one form or another, so it’s possible to get… Read More

So, California caught fire, and our air quality has been dismal and the world is topsy-turvy and upside down. Most of California’s outdoor events have been cancelled for the past weeks–including soccer–and the kids got Friday off school because just walking from class to class was killing them. I’ve been taking the dogs for their… Read More

So, the thing is, school is canceled tomorrow due to the smoke in the air–and it’s just as well. The lot of us are headachy with itchy eyes and the whole family is waking up and coughing like 80 year olds after a cigar and whiskey bender. But the thing is, the kids got to… Read More

Seriously. I need to finish it by Friday!!! btw– I had this idea… stuff it full of polyfil and glue some purple felt together at the end and fabric paint it red (like blood) to make it look like we ripped the mitten off the bad guy’s arm and put it in the sacred box… Read More

So, I’ve got an embarrassment of projects right now–and I’m enjoying them all. I’m writing the sequel to Beneath the Stain, titled Paint it Black, and it’s sort of grabbed me by the throat and won’t let go and I love it when that happens! I’m also working on Jai’s story on the side. For… Read More

About a thousand years ago I was doing GRL in Albuquerque and like I usually do when I sign up for events, I was a little bit lost. And then Ethan Day, the organizer, contacted me and asked if I wanted to do my panel with him, because he wrote comedy and he’d heard I… Read More

Me: aHA! Mate: What? Me: They have one! Mate: One what? Me: A pattern for the thing ZoomBoy wants for his birthday. *shows Mate THIS LINK* Mate: Are you serious? Me: Yup. He asked. Said it was the only thing he really wanted. Mate: No, really. Me: He called it “an infinity mitten”. Mate: You… Read More

I haven’t even checked election results. Like most democrats, I’m pretty sure I’m hiding in an enforced media blackout until tomorrow for the sake of my sanity. Anyway–my kids were NOT super invested in their phones today on the way from school, with the exception of a rather unfortunate picture of a man with a… Read More

YAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYAY!!! Okay– corny intro for our November issue, but I am SUPER grateful here.  I have to admit– I KIDNAPPED the first item on my list here. Parker Williams is one of Jackson and Ellery’s BIGGEST fans, and he’s reviewed Fish Out of Water on his blog and has even given Colby and Terrell a… Read More