"Swamplandia!" by Karen Russell (Boo!)
Do you want to read a book that makes you want to chuck it across the room? Then, read this. And as you're reading, you'll hear a lo...
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It's going to take a lot of spit... (Or, "I use a lot of dead body metaphors when I talk about writing")
I started reading my first draft of the book today. My goal is to read the whole thing before I dig into draft two. I know that there's ...
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MBoP: Posters
If there were digital street corners or digital billboards on the information superhighway, I would make sure these would be posted all over...
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The Best of Antiquing, Part II
Before you start shopping, you need to eat at Big Hoffa's barbecue restaurant. It's decked out in pirate garb. One of the...
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"Forever Eden" by Barbara Bennett
It's what you've all been waiting for... (All 5 of you) My review of "Forever Eden," #15 of the inspirational romance ...
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The Maze Runner by James Dashner
I have been on a dystopian bender this past year. For some reason, I am drawn to the end of the world. Or some horrible version of...
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Nigella Thursday 6.9.11
Since I have more time on my hands (a lot more), it was due time to bring back Nigella Thursdays! For my first Thursday back in the cookin...
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First Draft. Check.
Sitting at a coffee house yesterday, which was really warm, actually, so it's a good thing I had an iced coffee, I wasn't expecting ...
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"The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
I've had many-a-tour with Mr. Gaiman, but I think the Newbery-winning "The Graveyard Book" may be my favorite. What do I rem...
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The "Forever Eden" Project
I should be working on my own novel right now, but I'm going to post-pone any structured writing time to introduce a new summer project ...
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MBoP | Vlog, Episode 2
This is what it's like to live with Nigra during her pursuit of the mailman.
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