The Book of Magic Places
Excited to have a flash fiction fantasy story in the latest issue of Alcyone Speculative Fiction and Poetry! The issue is up on Amazon in either Kindle or paperback format.…
My favorite new word: feghoot
Last year I had a blast reading Stephen Fry’s The Ode Less Travelled. Not only did I learn a lot about verse, but I got to encounter all kinds of…
What I Learned About How Thor Got His Hammer
Some of the most fun reading I’ve done so far in 2018 is Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology. I absolutely loved the way Gaiman rendered the fun and danger of the…
What I Learned about the Incredible Downsizing Marine Iguana
My favorite fun fact of the week came from browsing the National Geographic feed on Instagram. I came across a picture of a marine iguana--not the most striking image I’ve…
What I Learned About Affect vs. Effect and Learning from Mistakes
One of the very best ways to learn something new is by making a mistake. But despite my love of learning, I get all prickly and defensive when I discover…
What I Learned About Sharpies and Toothpaste
Exploding pens and markers are pretty disappointing. Even more so when permanent ink destroys something important. Today as I was deep into a Marie Kondo style tidying session, I picked…
What I Learned About the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition
This year I’m adventuring with Douglas Adams' science fiction series, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I just started the fifth book in the “increasingly misnamed trilogy.” I now appreciate…
What I Learned About Charlotte’s Web and The Elements of Style
When I brought my signed copy of Vacationland home from a live show and book signing by one of my favorite podcast personalities, Judge John Hodgman, I was determined that…
V-Day But No Me Day
Candy hearts, cardboard hearts, cartoon hearts on TV: thudump, thudump. The fourteenth isn’t just V-Day, it’s my birthday. Only a few more hours to go. Will Mom remember her promise?…
What I Learned about Postpartum Cats and Panting
Last Sunday night while other folks were wrapping up their Super Bowl Sundays, my smart watch buzzed with a special alert I’d been waiting for all week: Kitten Academy’s rescued…