November 2018

  • Beatrix Potter

    When I was growing up, my mother took us on Awesome Great Adventures to the library.…

  • For The Writer Who Is In A Hurry

    We live in a world of instant noodles. I know, that’s not the way that statement…

  • Soul Colors

    I have a secret. I see colors. I don’t mean that I see the leaves turning…

  • Frankenstein

    My sister moved in with me this month. We’d been planning this for a while. I’ve…

  • For The Writer Who Is Stuck

    Stories are hard. I think anyone who has ever sat down to force out eighty-something thousand…

  • Of Bullfrogs and Snapdragons: Coming Fall 2019

    Hedgehogs, O most faithful of readers, make excellent writing companions. I would not admit this to…

  • Mattimeo

    I love reading aloud. Not reading aloud like in school, while everyone is looking at you…

  • For The Writer Who Is Exhausted

    In my opinion, there are two types of exhaustion. Actually, there are probably more than two…

  • How I Will Probably Die

    I find the bookshop on 47th and Willow, sandwiched between a pawn shop with a broken…

  • Miss Honey

    Today’s post is not a book review. Well . . . it is, but it’s not.…