So Wednesday we were all positive and stuff. LOVE your lists. Today let’s discuss our peeves of the moment. Because I had to have a Public Service Announcement with my students yesterday and let them know one of us in the room was tired of a current acceptable practice in behavior I was observing in […]
READ MOREI love… Gala apples. I’ve tried every other kind, and there is nothing like a Gala. You Honeycrisp enthusiasts, stand down. Because you are wrong. Fall. The leaves, the scents, the sounds. High school football and band booster hamburgers. Windows open and an extra blanket thrown on the bed. Cardigans. They are the mashed potatoes […]
READ MOREI’m looking for ten kind folks to send There You’ll Find Me in exchange for influencing or reading the book with the intention to review and tell the world, should you happen to like the book. If you’re interested, email me on my contact page and tell me: a. Addy of your blog if you […]
READ MOREHappy Monday! Twenty-one days til the release of There You’ll Find Me, the story of Finley, from Save the Date. And right now it’s less than HALF price at Amazon. It would make a great Halloween gift for that special person in your life who can’t participate in trick-or-treating festivities. Grandma doesn’t need to eat […]
READ MOREThanks for the outpouring of name help for my cat. It was quite the hot topic over on Facebook. It only took a week and a half, but I finally named the little guy. This three-legged wonder, who is hiding under a bed right now because I just set my grill on fire and had […]
READ MOREFor years friends have been telling me to watch Friday Night Lights. And I just never did. I’m not a big TV watcher. And I don’t say that in a “I’d rather sip Oolong and read Chaucer” tone. TV and I just lost that loving feeling years ago. Probably sometime around the moment Friends went […]
READ MOREI just finished Adam Gidwitz’s A Tale Dark and Grimm. What are you reading?
READ MORESo. I have a new cat. Here’s how Miller feels about it. Do you feel my icy glare burning through this door? Miller is in denial, but I’m pretty sure the kitty is here to stay. Turns out my vet had a amputee-kitty that desperately needed a home. Turns out I am a huge sucker. […]
READ MORELast year I ran into a fellow teacher at Wal-Mart. “Hey!” he said. “Would you ever consider teaching creative writing?” “Hey!” I said. “No.” “Why?” “Because those kids will write. A lot. And then they’ll have these crazy expectations that I grade it.” “But it doesn’t have to be like that.” “So you can promise […]
READ MORETwo posts today. Here’s a little snippet from There You’ll Find Me, which is currently HALF PRICE on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I’m a total discount. I looked back at the band. Let the music fill every cut and scrap on my spirit. “I just want to listen.” Beckett watched me over the salt […]
READ MOREWe can’t go any further without you knowing that The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (kindle) by Kate DiCamillo is only 1.39 at Amazon. Even if you don’t have a Kindle and have to read this thing off your computer, you must get this. And then if you love it half as much as I […]
READ MOREDear Fashion Industry, I need you to make up your flippin’ mind. Are we wearing skinny jeans? Straight leg? Boot cut? Sigh.We’re wearing Flares this year, aren’t we? I really don’t care. Aside from pajants, I will wear anything. But I would like to not replace my entire jeans collection EVERY YEAR just because of […]
READ MOREI am flat out worn out. Reasons for this include: 1. School 2. School 3. School We are back to 100 degree temps here, and I just think that is reason enough to shut our educational institutions down. Even though I am in an air conditioned classroom often requiring a ski jacket, I still know […]
READ MOREFirst of all, before I get all wound up, you gotta see this. Make sure you watch 1:55 as well. I hope someone sends that to YouTube-loving Ellen DeGeneres and she gets them on the show. (Does anyone else worry about things that absolutely have nothing to do with you? If you have a problem […]
READ MOREToday, a little taste of There You’ll Find Me. . . Grief brought Finley to Ireland. Love will lead her home. When Finely books her trip to Ireland as a foreign exchange student, all she wants to do is let her heart heal, see the sights in her brother’s favorite country, and work on her […]
READ MOREFirst of all, let me say I am a delicate Southern flower and not created to withstand weeks of drought and 110 degree temperatures. Second of all, if you would like to sound off on what you want to read in your Christian fiction, get a free e-book, and possibly win 10k dollars, you should […]
READ MOREIf you want to lose your heart, come to a small town. We like to dress things up. We like our art. Especially the kind you can hang right next to your delicates. United we stand. We cherish our history. No matter that it didn’t always end well. Yet we welcome our foreign friends as […]
READ MOREWhen last we left me, I was facing a long line of security (my second round in 15 minutes) thanks to an erring airport worker. . . My Trip Home Written by Jenny B. Jones Opening Scene: Miami Airport (insert sound of Jenny’s Tears) It’s finally time for my flight from Miami to Chicago. From […]
READ MOREAnnouncing the Winners of Mostly YA Fab Author Summer Extravaganza! Winner of To Die For: Rachelle Rea Winner of Miss Match: Lisa Carter Winner of Perfectly Invisible: Tonya Winner of Waterfall: Reagan Winner of So Over It: Catrina Winner of Swept Away: Macy Muray Winner of the gift card & There You’ll Find Me arc: […]
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