So I was talking with my crazy friend Wendy the other night, and I said, “Guess what?” And she said “What?” And I said, “We got a dog?” “A WHAT?” “A dog.” “What kind?” “A chi-who-what.” “What?” “A chihuahua cross.” “Oh, you do not know what a little slice of hell you are in for…. Read More

Well, mostly it’s T’s birthday.  He’s twenty, and that’s pretty awesome.  He’s turned into a very nice young man, and if I’m worried about one aspect or another of his life, well, then, that’s motherhood.  I’ve quoted Sylvia Plath’s “Riddle in Nine Syllables” before, when she said that pregnancy was “getting on the train there’s… Read More

We took T to a rock concert last night to help celebrate his birthday on Wednesday– he’ll be twenty, and I can’t hardly wrap my mind around that, since he’s still my ginormous baby! Anyway– I’ll get to that that, but we’ve also had plenty of busy-ness to keep us occupied, and some prime moments… Read More

Wow– I didn’t realize until just now how my blog has been all work and no play!  Well on Friday, I promise a warm, gooey family post, because even though it’s been all about the work, the fact is, I still have a warm gooey family at home and they deserve some blog love.  Alas,… Read More

I JUST– like today— saw a quote that said, “Say nothing if you win.  Say less if you lose.” Mostly, I agree with this– but when the awards in question are judged by a panel of hard working volunteers who actually READ your shit, and LIKED it, and liked it enough to DO something about… Read More

The stories are out, and I have the link!   Dreamspinner released all of their Advent Calendar stories for individual sale for December 1st, and finally, I get to talk a little about Turkey in the Snow.   I know that a lot of you are parents, and I think you’ll like the premise of this… Read More

I’m probably going to cross-post this one, because it’s chock full of news! First of all– woo woo!  I finished my Nano Project.  Not just reached the word limit, but finished the project–and that’s exciting.  The book is called Bolt Hole, and I tackled an African American protagonist in this one, and I love him… Read More

Okay, so I’m starting to realize that I knit like I cook. I have a few staples, a few things I do really well, and although I’m capable of reading a recipe, atm, my time and circumstance just does not lend itself to that much fanciness, which is a shame, because I’ve done some bitchin’… Read More

 Forgive me– I’m crossposting like a fiend here– I’ve gotten enough e-mail about these things to want to address them in every blog/website I can:-)  You’ll find this posted in my website both on the front page and in the news page, so it will be accessible for a while:-) I’ve been getting a lot… Read More

Food, a roof, and folks I love. The Goddess is smiling, God’s been good to me. My children are healthy, my older ones are productive and hopeful and my younger ones are enthusiastic and curious. The Goddess is smiling, God’s been good to me. My husband is kind, and he loves me for my flaws,… Read More