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Just stuff

Hello, sugar cubes! Happy Saturday! I just wanted to check in at the start of my day. Without kids (they’re about to both go spend the day with friends), I have a fun day ahead and I thought I’d start it by checking in with you! I had an awesome week – great visit at […]

Momma’s got a new iPhone 6

Just to counterbalance my super-heavy gun control post of earlier, allow me a moment of shallow consumerism while I share just how happy these little gadgets make me. Pretty!

Are you at risk?

Yesterday, I read with interest and a little concern the big headline story about the study that suggests that soldiers at high risk for suicide can be identified through a mathematical model. It sounded a little “Minority Report” to me, like that Tom Cruise movie that in which individuals are arrested before they actually commit […]

The bomb

I was in my big meeting of the week yesterday when I got a text from my daughter, “They evacuated us. It’s not a drill.” She’d called first but since I was on a conference call I’d let her go to voicemail. Worst mother ever. The information came in drips. Bomb scare. The schools in […]

Five years ago and today

Even after five years, her name in my inbox still made my heart skip a beat. And not in a good way. In the way that IRS letters and overdue bill notices do. Divorce lawyers will do that, I guess. I had so many bad associations with seeing her name in my inbox. Five years […]

People I want to meet: Sentayehu Eshetu

A few days ago I got my nerd on and watched an awesome Smithsonian Channel documentary called The Perfect Runner. It’s the story of why humans have evolved to be the best distance runners on Earth and how persistence hunting gave us an evolutionary advantage over faster animals. (I told you it was nerdy). I […]

Named to 2015 Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch (and Read)

I was honored to learn that I’ve been named to Latino Stories’ 2015 Top Ten New Latino Authors to Watch list. It’s full of impressive names with books that are getting much buzz, so I’m honored and humbled. Check out the full list. Click here.

November rose

Happy Friday! Today I am joyful and grateful for many things. I was reminded of this when I saw my strong little Knockout rose still braving a bloom. So many small joys this week: a kickboxing class with the best music ever that helped me sail straight through, a foggy full moon last night, my […]

No, Christmas season has not started

It bears noting: no, it is not yet Christmas. It is not even a little bit Christmas. There’s still Halloween candy left in that pot by the door and you haven’t lugged the plastic jack-o-lanterns back into the garage. In my neck of the woods, I will walk around in short sleeves today. There is […]

NaNoWriMo – Day 4

Not gonna lie, peeps, this NaNo is making me feel pretty badass. Yesterday I had a crazy hectic day, worked like mad, voted, had to juggle an appliance repair visit, meetings, a kid with a tennis lesson and another one with an afterschool activity, went into the city for drinks with the girls at night […]