Category: kids
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Tis the Season
The light of the season is upon us and the books are under the tree. My children are enjoying the magic of the holidays, though most days they chose These Happy Golden Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder as their read aloud as opposed to the traditional picking of Christmas books from under the tree […]
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Fueled by Live Music
Last week I sent out my newsletter, so for those who get that you’ll already know I completed the first few drafts of my Gothic Horror work-in-progress. It’s currently out with some beta readers and I’m trying to patiently await feedback. Trying. The other highlight this month—besides finishing that behemoth draft of 882 pages—was […]
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Scents of Wonder
I’ve been thinking about smells lately. Not necessarily bad odors (though with three kids in the house, there are plenty of those), just the power of memory in regards to one of the main senses. To me, a fresh box of Crayola crayons or a container of Play-Doh is childhood. Camel cigarettes smell like corruption. […]