The revised manuscript for Adverse Possession has been back with my agent for a few weeks now. The first two weeks of waiting are pretty easy, but at this point I could either hear from her any day now or…

Seriously, folks. How can you resist? Two more prizes have been added to the already fantastic list of prizes for the raffle to benefit the Afghan Women’s Writing Project: Gayle Brandeis has donated a signed first-edition hardcover of her novel…

The vaguely tough sort. The something hazy and sad around the edges sort. Thinking about the three babies I’ve lost this year. Thinking especially about the one I lost last month. Something about having touched the empty sac… I keep…

That, my friends, is 31 pounds of Hood River strawberries. What the hell did we do with 31 pounds of strawberries? (And arguably the best strawberries on the planet, no less. If you’re planning to visit Oregon, try to time…

The kid turns three today! Happy, happy birthday, my sweet boy!

I’m happy to say offers of raffle prizes keep coming in from authors, artists, and publishers. With each $10 you donate to the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, you can now also win: Junot Díaz has donated 4 signed paperbacks. He’s…

Remember a while back when I told you about a wonderful project that I’m fortunate to be a part of? The Afghan Women’s Writing Project is doing good, good work. It is giving young Afghan women an outlet for telling…

Well, the crown was worn very proudly on the way to the party, and for the hour that we were there setting up, prior to the guests’ arriving. The crown hit the floor just a few minutes before the first…

On the 14th, Thumper turns three. I know! Crazy, right? Three. Tomorrow he’s having a shared party with a friend. Her birthday was two weeks ago, and his is next week, so neither will technically be a birthday kid for…

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.)