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Hard work NOT rewarded

I came home from my hike yesterday all wired up and ready to tackle trimming back this monster runaway rosebushes I’ve been meaning to cut back to make room for iris. I’ve been putting it off. Guess what… I should have kept on putting it off. It’s in the highest corner of my sloped yard […]

Why vanity never pays

Yesterday I was at the gym. I was working on a set of upright rows when I noticed the first guy checking out my butt. I smiled inwardly. The next glance came just a few minutes later. I was doing shoulder presses and it invigorated me to do a few more reps than usual. I’ve […]

President Obama orders review of policy

My main reaction to the Ferguson situation (besides, of course, great sorrow at the death of an unarmed teenager) has been shock at the actions of the police there and the intimidating array of military-style weapons they had at their disposal. I wasn’t alone. Today, President Obama ordered a review of the policy and an […]

Why I’m not doing the ice bucket challenge

One day, it didn’t exist. The next day it was blowing up all over every Facebook feed and news broadcast. In case you’ve been in solitary confinement, the ice bucket challenge is where you take a video of someone throwing a bucket of ice water over you, then you tag a certain number of people […]

Download your audio book today

THE SECRET SIDE OF EMPTY is out on audio! Yay! You can download and start listening immediately. Click here to get your copy.

See you in Baltimore!

I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be doing a workshop, Q&A and signing at the Baltimore County Library with uber-cool fellow authors Jen Malone and Lisa Maxwell on Wednesday, September 24th at 6:30 p.m. Click here for details and to sign up. If you’re in the area, please come! Should be loads of fun.

New booking agent for speaking engagements

I’m excited to announce that the phenomenal Books in Common is handling scheduling all my appearances going forward. Whew! They represent amazing authors like the New York Times bestselling Christina Kline Baker (a fellow Jersey girl!) and Dave Eggers so I’m truly honored to be working with them. To arrange a speaking engagement, contactDawn StuartatBooks […]

What comes after Mommy?

Someone sent me a somewhat suggestive text yesterday. Fun. Except… I totally missed it. Like a dumbass, I wrote back asking for clarification, missing the point. The poor person had to send back a winkie face to explain the joke. Less fun. I have gotten so dense and clueless about stuff like that. It occurred […]

Haunted by Shailene Woodley

Last night I had a dream that I ran a group home for family-less teen stars and authors and so was tasked with taking care of Shailene Woodley. She had a medical test scheduled and was going to go alone (she was a teenager but drove in my dream). I offered to go with her […]

Perry Author Festival

The official poster is available! Cleveland area folks, mark your calendars for October 16th and be sure to come out to meet all the awesome writers on this panel. Be sure to pre-register as hundreds of attendees are expected!