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My 9-yr old drew me this picture. It’s of a clan of warrior elves, he tells me. I think it may be the coolest drawing ever. See how well-armed the elves are? BTW, you can tell they are elves because they have pointy ears. Anyway, the elves have guns, knives and bows. And yes, the…
Wednesday, January 07, 2009 For those of you who don’t know, this is my lovely sister Jenny. The character of the foul-mouthed but loveable electrician, Sami, in STAND BY YOUR HITMAN is based entirely on her. And she turned 40 today. Sweet. This is the photo that appears on my phone when she calls or…
I took my Girl Scout troop to a four-hour horse workshop last weekend at Camp Conestoga. We had a great time learning about feeding, grooming, saddling and riding horses. At the end of the day, I was sunburned and my butt was a bit sore (how in the hell did cowboys sit in those saddles…
Okay, so I know that for most geographic locations, August is far from the coolest month. It’s usually Equator Hot during that month here in the Midwest. But that doesn’t change the fact that August is my favorite month. Not just because it’s my birthday, or because it always meant that the kids were going…
I have discovered a talent for injuring others this weekend. The Curse Of Leslie, my kids affectionately dubbed it. Here’s what happened. Friday: 7:40am Okay, so I started off the day with a bang by yelling at my son’s teacher. Now, I don’t make a habit of chewing out teachers – I’m a teacher’s kid….
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2009 “Have you ever shaved a dog?” I found myself asking a co-worker last week. As she scuttled away in the opposite direction, mumbling excuses for having to get back to work, it occurred to me that 1) I don’t work with any dog groomers and 2) I really should think before…
I’ve convinced myself of two things; 1) Exercise would undo all the inspiration that comes from my muses; Hershey, Hostess (I could kill for a Ding Dong right about now), Dove, Ben and of course – Jerry; 2) Taking a break from writing to, say, walk around the block, would interrupt my train of thought….
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2007 I think my favorite part about being a published author is the fan mail. I still can’t believe that people like the book and actually take time to tell me about it. How freakin’ awesome is that? On Monday, my Brownie troop became a Junior troop and at the ceremony, one…
MONDAY, JULY 1, 2019 Wow. We’re a third of the way through summer! What happened? I haven’t done anything fun, like swimming, hiking or basically anything other than sitting in my office with Jelly, the cranky cat. But, there is a bright spot! MEERKATS AND MURDER comes out July 2 and I’m very excited about…
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2010 This may be the best, or worst sandwhich ever. It’s the Double Down by KFC and instead of bread, it has two chicken breasts. One has to wonder what was going on in their heads when they created this. I always thought the bread gave you something to hold onto while…