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a week in the life of a debut author 12 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
My phone is ringing, loud and persistent. I’m asleep and bleary-eyed as I roll over to look at who is calling me this early?! I squint. Does that say radio? I reach for my glasses and let the phone go...
my first reading 28 Jul 2013 | 11:08 pm
I pick up my book with trembling hands. “Thank you for being here. I’ve been speaking for the burn fund for a long time. Whenever I’m with you guys and our fire fighters it feels like coming home.” D...
fancy feet: turning my tragedy into hope 3 Jul 2013 | 07:27 pm
I had just dropped off a van full of kids at the pool on a school field trip when I decided I needed a coffee because everyone needs caffeine on a field trip. Home isn’t far, so I made my way there to...
the post in which I ramble 20 Jun 2013 | 04:45 am
It’s been forever. I had so many promising beginnings, so many on-the-cusp-of-genius posts and then a text popped up, a snack must be made, a floor needed to be swept. Urgent pleas to register for soc...
caution to the wind 22 May 2013 | 07:56 pm
Fear is on my mind as I search for stones on the beach. It’s something I enjoy – seeking out a stone that stands out, worn by the sand and sun and water. As I pick up stones and turn … Continue readin...
one day 23 Apr 2013 | 01:53 am
She was still, her hands in her lap. Tears streaked her face as she told me her story about loss and aching sadness, loneliness that met her everywhere she went. The sun didn’t shine for her anymore. ...
leaving room 9 Apr 2013 | 09:48 pm
This is a field trip I am not going to miss. I checked the box and signed my name with a flourish on that pink piece of paper to ensure I would go to the Orpheum to see the Vancouver … Continue readin...
me as mom 22 Mar 2013 | 07:51 pm
When I had my babies and I was thrust into this strange world of breastfeeding and losing sleep and diapering, I was hyper-aware I was a parent. Why is she crying? Should a belly button look like that...
the gift of words 13 Mar 2013 | 08:54 pm
I love words. Some words beg to be used in sentences, like vast and belligerent. Whimsical is as sweet as it sounds. There are words I enjoy because of what they mean like hope and ecstatic and mindfu...
cabin fever 26 Feb 2013 | 12:18 am
This is just a short post to say I’m alive. I finished my edits and was rewarded with a miserable cold which I passed on to my kids. Now we’re miserable together. I will be back to post regularly agai...
