On Sunday we packed the kid, a cooler full of leftovers, and some sunblock into the car and headed to Sauvie Island. We reached the bridge in about ten minutes, then spent about fifteen minutes driving the winding roads to …
Well, we made it. The raffle is over. You can head on over to the prize page to see who won what. Thanks to you, we raised enough money to buy seven laptops for the Afghan Women’s Writing Project! Thank …
This is it, folks. The raffle to benefit the Afghan Women’s Writing Project ends tonight. At 10pm PST, I’ll be using a random number generator to choose the winners. Prizes include signed books by Junot Diaz, Susan Choi, and Ernesto …
Susan Ito, a fellow volunteer writing instructor for the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, has generously donated the final item into the raffle prize basket: a beautiful quilt, made by her mother. You want this quilt? Each $10 you donate earns …
Final Raffle Prize: Attention craft-lovers. Yes, you. Read more →
By request of the project’s founder, Masha Hamilton, the raffle has been extended. You now have until 10pm PST, Friday, July 17th to donate and get a chance to win one of these fantastic prizes. Remember, each $10 donated earns …
We had a perfect Portland day on Saturday. First, we went blueberry picking on Sauvie Island. Then we went to the Multnomah County Bike Fair: Unicyle jousting. Tall-bike jousting. (Confession: I have a thing for tall bikes. I have no …
Anita Amirrezvani has donated a signed hardcover edition of her novel, The Blood of Flowers. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee has donated signed copies of three of her books: Free-Range Knitter, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Casts Off, and At Knit’s End. Check out the full …
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 …