Cameron D. Garriepy's Blog, page 12
October 1, 2015
Joining the Ranks
My son is nearly eight. His smile looks like nothing so much as the jack o’lanterns we carve from pumpkins this time of year. Even more so, since some time after 1 AM, when he twisted his top front tooth out of his gums with a great deal of relief. “Mama!” Quiet crying accompanied the […]
September 8, 2015
International Literacy Day
My friends at Grammarly tell me it’s International Literacy Day, and just for sharing their infographic with you, they’ll donate $10 on our behalf to Reading is Fundamental. As a lifelong reader, a writer, and a mom, this means a lot to me. Read on, friends!
September 4, 2015
The Ten Year Smash
Murphy’s Law of Crate and Barrel Engagement Registries states that the dinnerware pattern you love the most in this world will promptly be discontinued within one year of your wedding. I am living proof: ours was discontinued before our wedding, but after enough people had purchased pieces that it was …
August 31, 2015
Sneaky Peeks
You know that feeling that you’ve run out of things to share? No? Just me, then? I’ve got some irons in the writerly fire, but they’re still pretty far from Kindles and bookshelves. I want to share, to invite you all in for a peek at the process, butit gets …
Here, Have A Free Book
Today through Friday, you can pick up a free Kindle copy of Damselfly Inn. I’m celebrating back to school, and the late summer inspiration for the events that bring Nan and Joss together for the first time. Enjoy!
August 26, 2015
Summer Brain is a Thing
It’s been a busy summer between camp and a too-short week at the beach and work and our feeble attempts to have a social life, too busy to blog, or so it would seem. I’ve forgiven myself. Without my life, what would I write about? Because even in my fictional …
June 10, 2015
You Are the Last Person I Run For
I don’t know what you objected to, specifically, about my Sunday morning run, when you chose to hurl unintelligible-but-mockingly-shouted words in my directionfromthe windows of your late model sedan. Could have been my thick thighs in black Spandex capris. They do not … gap. Might have been my ass in …
May 12, 2015
“My Mom Writes Inappropriate Books.”
It’s late April in New England, the kind of Saturday afternoon that makes you glad to be alive. Felix has a friend over, and they are out in the backyard pummeling one another with Nerf foam swords and sending the kickball over the fence into the neighbors’ yard. As first …
April 28, 2015
My First Author Appearance Happened
And I forgot to ask anyone to take pictures or record any of it. I am seriously the world’s worst marketer. Sometimes important things happen and I’m just unable to blog about them until the dust settles. Last Thursday was one of thosetimes. Well, that and I have no photos …
April 16, 2015
Not Without My Father: A Review and A Memory Made
Two weeks ago, I celebrated opening day at Kimball Farm with two women I am consistently delighted to have in my writing village. When I found out that Andra Watkins was going to be doing some book events in central MA, I more or less badgered her into meeting up …
