Lighten up!
Some days, I walk around and look at the pain and suffering on people’s faces and I feel sorrow. Not sorrow that the people are feeling the pain, everyone is… Read more »
Tag: world
Favorite compliment of all time
Do you want to know my favorite compliment I have ever received? It was when I was 17 years old, and it was given to me by a 17 year… Read more »
Which came first?
Sometimes, it is very difficult to separate fact from fiction. There is a part in my new book where the main character gets trapped in a room. No matter how… Read more »
A funny thing happened on the way to the library.
A funny thing happened to me yesterday. I had spent most of the day preparing for my talk at the Olympia Timberland Library, stressed about those 10 tiny minutes as… Read more »
The theory of God
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the air has that lovely crisp clean feeling that makes me feel not only alive, but wonderful. I look around me… Read more »
Failure–my friend
I’m not afraid of failure, and why should I be? Every failure, every mistake, every struggle makes me a stronger person, or at least they can if I take the… Read more »
If you want a full inbox…
I unsubscribed from 65 sites today. Later I checked my email, and I had 25 new ones! BLAH! Good thing I didn’t say it was okay to give out my… Read more »
Taking one for the team
As a librarian who teaches what to do and what not to do on the Internet, I often have the following conversation with my class: Me: So you should never… Read more »
10 steps to support an author…like me!
1. Buy the books for yourself (apparent, I know, but sometimes it really doesn’t hurt to state the obvious. You would not believe the number of people who have asked… Read more »
And the winning age is….
I love the way students are curious about details of a teacher’s life. And, given half an opportunity, how they will try to dig out a few extra details. As… Read more »