Life Might Be Boring, But Fiction Shouldn’t Be

Fiction has been described as life with the boring parts taken out.

My life is mostly comprised of mundane routines like packing lunches, daily hygiene, carpools, swim lessons, football practice, work, fixing meals, folding laundry, washing dishes, etc. repeated daily. Yawn.

But when your toddler sticks a raisin up his nose … or your special needs child flushes her $300 glasses down the toilet … or your husband and teenaged son wage verbal warfare while you play referee … or your boss calls you...