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October 2, 2015
September to remember
Labor Day seems so long ago, and it was not quite a month back that I traveled to Bloomington, IN for a reading of TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES at Boxcar Books. Happily, I was joined by IU creative writing professor Elizabeth Eslami (author of HIBERNATE and BONE WORSHOP).
My cousin and his wife had me to dinner, along with two of my dear high school friends who live in town. Laughing, eating, and
My cousin and his wife had me to dinner, along with two of my dear high school friends who live in town. Laughing, eating, and
September 30, 2015
August 9, 2015
In Which I Post Links to Places Where You Can Review My Novel...
...should you be the kind of reader who likes posting reviews. The book is called TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES. I think you might like it.
So
if you have the time and the inclination, here are a sampling of sites
that offer readers the chance to provide their two cents, each handily
linked to my book page:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
Goodreads (I'm giving away four copies of TTYW through the
So
if you have the time and the inclination, here are a sampling of sites
that offer readers the chance to provide their two cents, each handily
linked to my book page:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
Goodreads (I'm giving away four copies of TTYW through the
August 3, 2015
Goodreads Giveaway of TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES
Party people, by which I mean book people, by which I mean those who like stories (that would be all of us. No, really): enter to win one of four free copies of my debut novel, TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES. I got free coffee and a donut today; maybe today is your lucky day for free stuff, too?
xo,
SL
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June 22, 2015
Wishful Thinking: The U2 Edition
Tomorrow is a radio station promotion, U-Tuesday, in which WTTS FM 92.3 will give away tickets to see U2 in Chicago. You have to be the second caller at specified times throughout the day to win two tickets. If I win*, I'll take my husband; the show is the day before our anniversary. Best wife ever!
Maybe you didn't know that my debut novel, TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES, takes its title from a U2
Maybe you didn't know that my debut novel, TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES, takes its title from a U2
June 9, 2015
Summer Reads: Trip Through Your Wires and The Girl on the Train
Some very kind readers of Trip Through Your Wires have compared the book to this summer's bestseller, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.
The last one isn't about TGOTT, but does make a train reference I like. What can I say? It's all Thomas and Chuggington up in my house. Trains are the best. Except when Brother knocks them all off the table, which totally just happened.
The last one isn't about TGOTT, but does make a train reference I like. What can I say? It's all Thomas and Chuggington up in my house. Trains are the best. Except when Brother knocks them all off the table, which totally just happened.
May 19, 2015
Missed Connections: Retail
It's getting late and the kids are going to be up early. My eyes are itchy from too much pollen and too much screen time today. A little while ago, searching for a dresser and a new double stroller on Craigslist, I fell down a rabbit hole of garage sales and missed connections. Let's call it a chipmunk hole.
A Chipmunk Died in Our Double Stroller and Now I Want to Set it on Fire.
— Sarah
A Chipmunk Died in Our Double Stroller and Now I Want to Set it on Fire.
— Sarah
April 6, 2015
In Which My Mother Blurbs TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES via text message
What I love about this endorsement:
1.) That it is from my mother.
2.) That she would like to keep reading but must pause. Because chores.
3.) That Mom is reppin' that Midwestern work ethic.
4.) That this took place on my birthday.
5.) That the conversation quickly and necessarily shifts to pizza.
1.) That it is from my mother.
2.) That she would like to keep reading but must pause. Because chores.
3.) That Mom is reppin' that Midwestern work ethic.
4.) That this took place on my birthday.
5.) That the conversation quickly and necessarily shifts to pizza.
February 13, 2015
Finished paperbacks!
This is what the "finished paperback" of TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES looks like. The official release date is March 17, St. Patrick's Day. Events surrounding the book can be found at my website.
Photo op: I'd set it on the dining room table for better lighting, and saw our Mexico map placemat was nearby. Perfect. The capital city of Guanajuato on the left, and "United States Citizens Visiting
Photo op: I'd set it on the dining room table for better lighting, and saw our Mexico map placemat was nearby. Perfect. The capital city of Guanajuato on the left, and "United States Citizens Visiting
November 21, 2014
Reading @ The Vonnegut Library tonight
This is my second month in a row reading at The Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in downtown Indy. Going to angle to become their cabaret reader. Maybe the others in tonight's lineup -- James Figy, Georgia Arnett, David Blomenberg, and Justin Heckert -- would be willing to join me. December's wide open, once the papers get graded and gifts get bought and fruitcakes get baked. Does one bake a
