I entered 2018 a dichotomy. I was motivated and optimistic to finish a middle grade novel some literary agents voiced interest in just after hearing the elevator pitch. There were magazines and other outlets I had ideas for that I planned to get my words into. I felt I could find a way to increase […]
Sorry I Haven’t Been Myself
“Sorry I haven’t been myself.” I found I kept saying this over and over again the past year as an apology for being quieter than usual, for turning down invitations or offers, for moving slower, for being distracted, for needing quiet. For not being the “me” the person on the other end was used to […]
How to Make Reading Lists on Facebook
I have a little tip that just might make your day: you can make friends lists on Facebook of people and Pages you want to read, when you want to read them. You know how right now you just pop onto Facebook and find a long, scrolling feed of status updates and links and pictures by, […]
The Value of a Quarter
Summer break was barely a couple weeks along, but she had been begging for permission to run a lemonade stand since the bell rang on the last day of school. I agreed to Saturday afternoon, if it was sunny—not stifling—out. The day came and I followed through on my promise, despite not really being up for the labor, […]