Now that she’s got a bit of time between Return of the Dapper Men and her next book, artist J. K. Lee is filling her Etsy shop with fabulous new holiday ornaments, like this guy above. I seriously advise snapping one (or many) up now while they’re 1.) available and 2.) affordable. After USA Today called Return of the…
“Don’t dress your cat in an apron
Just cause he’s learning to bake
Don’t dress your horse in a nightgown
Just cause he can’t stay awake…”
–Dan Greenburg “Don’t Dress Your Cat in an Apron”, from Free to Be You & Me (1974)
I have this song/poem on my iPod shuffle that I take to the gym — Casey put it on one…
“Yes Monica, I have been doing this for 3 decades, having been an editor at The Voice, Housitonic Home and Connecticut Woman Magazine. I do know about copyright laws. It was “my bad” indeed, and, as the magazine is put together in long sessions, tired eyes and minds somethings forget to do these things. But honestly Monica, the web…
Carved by my dear friend, author John Burridge and family. Is it trick-or-treat time yet?!?
I got all fired up this morning over the Today Show and the whole bullying thing — that essay took me a good chunk of the morning and drained me so much that I needed a nap after lunch. (Well, that and the 4-plus miles I ran at the gym while being all fired up.) And so I apologize…
One of the things that’s always annoyed me about adults (and by “always” I mean from the time I was eight years old until now) is how many of them manage to forget what it was like to be a kid. Like the MIB do the flashy thing as soon as they turn 25, or have kids of their…
Our favorite Canadian was down for a brief visit, so yesterday we took him to experience one of our great American autumnal past times — a giant corn maze. The 2010 Temple Hall Fall Festival and Corn Maize is right around the corner here in Leesburg. (It runs right up until Halloween, for those interested.) There are hayrides, camel…
You’ll have to do some work for your blog post today: “Let The Right One In” is up over at the Magical Words writing blog, so you have to click to get there. If you’re a writer and haven’t bookmarked Magical Words, you should. There is a wealth of fabulous information over there from some fantastic writers, both inside…
Does it get any happier than this? Ryan Sizemore–son of Apex book luminary Jason Sizemore–age 3, loves his copy of AlphaOops: H is for Halloween. What a cutie! It’s been far too long since I’ve had a chance to hang with the Sizemore Brood. Want to send me a picture of you & AlphaOops? Email me at akontis —…
Lee W. sent another Oops! photo in for the AlphaOops! Scavenger Hunt/Photo Contest — this one’s from Books-A-Million in Charlotte, NC. Got a camera phone? Know a bookstore? Want to have some fun this weekend? Click here for contest rules. Also, my friend Brandi in Charleston saw my post yesterday about pictures of children with AlphaOops and sent me…
I finished my novel on Wednesday. I had such…
Joan Wilder was always my hero. I was 8…
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