Ladybugs Love My Turnips
Sadly, they don’t seem quite as interested in the aphids. (For some reason–okay, for many reasons–I thought of Norma when I spotted these two.)
Eating Well on Fifty Bucks a Week?
So the new project I referred to oh so cryptically in the previous post? Here it is. I’ve joined two other writers in an experiment and group blog. Is it possible to eat well on $50 a week per adult? …
Garden update
It’s getting to be that time of year. Stuff is growing. Pretty cool. The early stuff that did so well last year (spinach, kale, and broccoli raab) didn’t do so well this year. The arugula did very well, and I’d …
Afghan Women’s Writing Project
Writer Masha Hamilton has recently established the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, which gives Afghan women access to online writing classes and allows them an opportunity to have their voices heard. I’ll be one of the teachers, and I’m excited to …
Life moving on, as it tends to do
I’m starting to feel better. Smiling more often than not. Not so much with the crying anymore. It’ll be two weeks this Thursday since the miscarriage. Time’s moving on, fast as usual. I’ve got this terrific kid already who needs …
And here I am again…
I was keeping a wonderful secret from you for a while. I was pregnant again, and in a few more days there would have been a sonogram at 8.5 weeks, and we would have found a lovely, healthy fetus with …
And the winner is…
Marcy Leavitt! Congrats, Marcy! You’ve won the signed copy of The Visibles, by Sara Shepard. Enjoy!
Win a signed copy of The Visibles!
Yep, book giveaway! Sara Shepard (see the previous post for my interview with her) will be sending out one signed copy of her new novel, The Visibles. Want it? Just leave a comment in this post. You have until 10pm …
An interview with Sara Shepard, author of The Visibles
Full Disclosure: Sara Shepard is a friend from my MFA days. I care about her, and her writing. I am not unbiased. It felt a little ingenuous to simply post a glowing review here, even though a glowing review is …
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