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Riverdale High School in Fort Myers rocks!

I love high school book festivals. This past week I was fortunate enough to be invited to a well-run, beautifully organized festival in Fort Myers, Florida. From the yummy breakfast we authors were treated to in the “author green room,” to the gorgeous posters up all over the school, to the yummy cake the culinary […]

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The view from my window is not half bad

In Naples, Florida. Sand between my toes. Feeling so recharged and happy I could write all day.

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The Letter

Dear S: On paper, we make no sense. You: Connecticut, country-club-going Republican with a high-powered job at a company I’d be far more likely to picket than support. Me: well, me. Not any of those things. Your little Latina “privilege offset,” someone to balance out your worldview after the charmed life you’ve led. Which just […]

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Dark Net

Ever wonder what the dark side of all this connectivity is? If you’re old enough to remember a time before the internet, like I am, you probably do. Showtime has put together a fascinating program that explores just this issue. It’s called DarkNet. It’s a series of stories about the unexpected side effects of our […]

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Sweet spring

Sweet spring Hold me close Kiss away the chafe of a cruel, indifferent winter Love me well Your balmy air on my skin Help me forget the chill I see you close, A wide-eyed moon smiling down A love-pink streak in the sky A caress of all the things to come Awakening in me a […]

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Sorcery in a tube

There are times in a person’s life when things happen that can’t be explained by reason. Paul getting knocked off this horse on the road to Damascus. Lamp oil that should only last one day lasting eight. I had such a biblical-scale miracle on Friday. It involved a tube of gel. I have taken up […]

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Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers

Pleased and honored to announce that TSSOE has been nominated for aGeorgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers! And among some pretty impressive company too. I just finished reading the blockbuster AN EMBER IN THE ASHES, so it’s very cool to be nominated alongside Sabaa. I also sat on a panel with the wonderful IW […]

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Strict

I found out that Justice Scalia had died when a liberal friend texted me to say, “Too bad we live in different cities, or we could have a goodbye party for Scalia now.” It was dark humor, a clue to the kind of existential frustration progressives have felt at what has seemed the naked and […]

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Guess I’d rather hurt than…

I was sitting in the cafe where I clear my head after dropping off the kids but before starting work, and this song came on. I felt like throwing my drink at the speaker. The truth stings like that sometimes. But, anyway, I’m doing plenty to fight it this weekend.

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Do that thing

You know that thing you want to do, but which you’re afraid might not turn out well? The thing that scares you? The worst failure is in not going for it. Do it today. Follow your heart. It is always right. And it is never too late. Remember. I try to live courageously every day. […]

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