I took this photo after Squish got all ready this morning. What you can’t see are the painstakingly chosen pink skirt, pink tights, and pink shirt that all went on under the big pink hoodie–but I think what you can see is enough. Squish was ready to go out on the town. This is, of… Read More

Description: Through a miserable adolescence and a lonely adulthood, Skipper Keith has dreamed of nothing but family. The closest he gets is the rec league soccer team he coaches after work—and his star player and best friend, Richie Scoggins. One brisk night in late October, a postpractice convo in Richie’s car turns into a sexual… Read More

Okay– so today, Dreamspinner Press announced THIS.   Do you see that? I am SO EXCITED about this– you have no idea. Yes, I’ve written one for the line–and I hope it’s accepted.  It’s called Tamale Boy and the Spoiled Brat and I’m so amped– if they take it, it will come out in January 2017. Now… Read More

*  The dogs assume you are NOT a booger-head who breaks your promises. *  You can freak out the mailman twice in one day. (Once as you leave the house with the dogs who think he’s lunch, and once as you encounter him at a random time during your walk with the dogs, who still… Read More

Okay– so, this story is sort of dependent on THIS STORY RIGHT HERE, in which the other soccer moms and I tortured Squish’s coach with some innuendo involving white and blue balls. Well, this this weekend was Squish’s soccer banquet, and because Soccer Mom 2 is EXTREMELY brave and industrious and creative, it was a… Read More

So, I have volunteered to be Art Docent for Squish’s class. Now, fun fact– one of the years I tried to be docent for Squish’s class, I ended up in a class with no child of mine in it–but a very awesome teacher. So, Squish actually has this teacher this year, and I get to… Read More

… The cats become determined to pet you with their fluffy furry bodies, so that you’re not inclined to throw them outside in the cold. … You realize your body can no longer tolerate pizza–and yet you have at least three after-soccer pizza parties to attend. …You try to remember if these are really the… Read More

 Okay– so, everybody knows the Gambling Men story, and how Amy came to be a writer for Dreamspinner Press. But, little known fact, Gambling Men was my first submission, but If I Must was my first published work from DSP– it was for their Advent Calendar, and nobody could have been as surprised as I… Read More

Okay– I admit it. I knit a little every day, but some stretches of time are more firmly devoted to knitting than others. I can go for months without ordering yarn online, or visiting my LYS, and then suddenly… BAM. I MUST. And I must watch all of the television every night, so I can… Read More

I talk about Zoomboy and Squish a lot on social media– but I have to say. ZoomBoy surprises me every day. He’s growing so tall– but his geeky sense of humor hasn’t changed. He’s so smart– but he’s so cuddly too. I worried about middle school– peer groups can be so hard. But on the… Read More