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Glowing in the dark is my new favorite thing

Fabulous weekend in which I glowed in the dark and got to hang out in a super-secret underground NYC location which has been abandoned for over 70 years (in the name of research for my novel!). Click here for the full scoop (read the captions for the 411).

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Restless feet

I am restless. After running errands, I go to Barnes and Noble with my free summer Friday (still madly in love with these 4-day workweeks), and come back with a stack of books and magazines. Still, I pick up one I already had at home: Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir. I’ve delivered a novel […]

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I’m cooler now, I promise

It has been brought to my attention that I post entirely too many cat pictures on Instagram. It’s not that in a crazy cat lady, I promise. I don’t even particularly like my cats, half the time. (Oh, I love them and dote on them, but one in particular starts making this blood-curdling, infant-like scream […]

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On this day

The first wish came on the 13th, from a writing friend in New Zealand, a place in the world where it was already my birthday. The next followed from an old New York friend, now in Japan, also a place where the day dawned on June 14th while here it was still the night before. […]

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When grass mocks

I have a well-documented rocky relationship with grass. My house is ona slope, so I’m fighting a losing battle and have been for nearly seventeen years. When my ex-husband was here, he gave it a shot. Had piles of dirt trucked in. Seeded. Watched. Watered. His success was spotty at best. Once he left and […]

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Today… a woman

Last night I watched Hillary Clinton become the first woman to be the presumptive nominee of a major political party. I can’t say I’ve been her most ardent supporter – I passed her up eight years ago as soon as Obama burst on the scene – but last night filled me with pride. Regardless of […]

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Here’s the weekend schedule

Birthday book tour fun is on for this weekend. Come to one or come to all. It would be great to see you! Saturday, June 11, 2016, noon “Finding Your Voice” presentation and book signing Barnes and Noble Holmdel 2134 Highway 35, Holmdel, NJ 07733 Sunday, June 12, 2016, noon Panel with Alison Ashley Formento […]

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Don’t do these things! 12 Habits That Will Kill Your Creativity and Possibly Even You

Do you ever scan your social media profiles and find that your friends have posted articles that are hazardous to your health? More often than not, I come across advice that is mildly annoying (“Why smiling at everyone you see is a great idea!”) to downright dangerous: (“5 habits of people who just go, go […]

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MORE DATES ADDED: Barnes and Noble Teen Book Fest

So it turns out that Barnes and Noble is having a nationwide teen book fest, and that’s why there is all this interest in scheduling dates for the weekend of June 11-12. Which is just fine by me, since it’s my birthday weekend, and the very best present I can get for my birthday is […]

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First draft done!

Honey bunches, it’s been a mad scramble, and I’ve had a TON of help from my many writing friends, but I can now finally report that my first draft of my new novel is done! Honestly, when I finished yesterday, I thought I might cry. It was the most exhilarating feeling. Some of you may […]

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