A Writing Life
Quotable Tuesday-Janet Fox
“Butt in chair”–Jane Yolen Today’s quote comes to us from my friend and young adult author Janet Fox who says, “I love this quote because it says it all – you have to show up and do the work;…
Bittersweet
Not many foods are actually bittersweet. Kumquats come to mind. But not much else. Mostly when I hear the word bittersweet, I think of time and place: Leaving someplace you love after having had a really good time. Labor Day…We Begin Again. And Again.
Whenever I finish something, whether it is my newly minted MFA degree or a book or a play or an article, the inevitable question people ask is: “What’s next?” This question used to bug me. It seemed to miss the…Mother’s Day Meanderings
We think we are so connected. We read blogs. We interact through social media. We write emails. Some of us even write letters and read the newspaper. We think we are aware and involved and then we get an email…Sunday Miscellaneous
Chris Barton and Shark v. Train strikes again
Statesman book reviewer Sharyn Vane posts a notice about Chris’s upcoming signing at Book People on Saturday April 24 @ 1pm and uses the word ‘delightful.’ Vane tends towards understatement so ‘delightful’
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