There are many authors whom I love, but there are few that I adore as much as I adore John Irving. I was fairly late to reading his books, despite being brought up in a family of fans, and began with A Prayer for Owen Meany. That book changed me in ways I still have yet to articulate but, suffice to say, it placed Irving on my top authors list. Several months ago, my … [Read more...]
#30Authors: Kristopher Jansma on Greg Jackson and Diversity in Writing
Today is the first day of the annual #30Authors event! I'm thrilled to be sharing Kristopher Jansma's review of Prodigals and and Wagner in the Desert by Greg Jackson. His piece is both stunning and relevant to the world we live in today and I sincerely hope you take the time to slowly devour every single word. If you're new to Kristopher Jansma, know that he is the author … [Read more...]
National Siblings Day: My Three Sisters
As the oldest of four girls, I am always excited about National Siblings Day. Between me and the next sister, there is a 7 year age gap, which is pretty awesome. I was just old enough to be cool, but not too old to be old. Well, at least not until they were old enough to drive and make normal teenager mistakes, in which case I switched into parent-mode and lectured … [Read more...]
It’s National Dog Week!
Every year, National Dog Week creeps up on me. I always tell myself that next year I will bake my pups a peanut-butter-carrot cake but it never happens. Okay, I'll confess - I've baked them treats before, but it's usually on a random day because I forget the big ones (except birthdays/rescue days).This year, however, I am going to celebrate National Dog Week by … [Read more...]
Star Wars Reads Day and the Non-Robotic Darth Vader
I have to admit, I have never seen the Star Wars movies. For Halloween a few years ago I came home with an adorable costume for my dog and dressed him up to show my husband. As I proudly paraded my dog around the living room in his "robot" costume, my husband's jaw dropped and he informed me that my dog was dressed up as Darth Vader, and that Darth Vader is not a … [Read more...]