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Time to Decoupage
The holidays are coming, and I’ve hardly been crafty all YEAR. So now it’s time...
November was Just Contemporary!
My love affair with contemporary fiction started with a book I randomly found at the...
Things I am Thankful For
(In no particular order) Electricity. Books. People who read books. Talking about books with people...
New Cover for BEING FRIENDS WITH BOYS
Back in March, my editor showed me what had been drawn up for the cover...
The Three Amgios and How I Became One of Them
By seventh grade, I knew my time as a trick-or-treater was coming to an end....
Virtually In Love with VIRTUOSITY (and Jessica Martinez)
Contemporary, real-life fiction with a larger-than life setting or circumstance is one of my favorites....
An Ode to Soup
The weather is cooling. The dark is descending earlier and earlier. People are decorating their...
Walking Like an Egyptian with Vicky Alvear Shecter
In sixth grade, I was on the brink of becoming a little too old to...
Happy Half Birthday, “Songs In My Head Upon Waking!”
My “Songs In My Head Upon Waking” turned six months old this week. That is...
