The snow has stopped. The sun is out. The sky is blue. The roads are blocked and the power is still out. I've taken refuge in my grandparent's house, where they have power and hot water and heat. Despite all this, I will not revise my statement from yesterday's post: I love snowy days. Unconditionally.... Continue Reading →
It’s Snowing
There's a fire in the wood stove, dogs piled in front of it, their fur slightly damp from melting snow. My parents are on the sofa, my mother reading a magazine, my father on his ipad. I sit at my computer, thinking how much I love snow. There's no sign of my brother yet, but he's... Continue Reading →
Charts
I know it's been awhile since I last posted. I haven't been doing much worthy of blogging, that is to say, I've been mapping my novel and rearranging scenes, and most exciting of all, I've been making charts. Charts are extremely useful creatures. I've been making a lot of charts lately. Just today, I finished... Continue Reading →
Why You Should Go To Our Show
On November 1st, my band is having a party in honor of our 1st anniversary as a band. It's recently come to our attention that on that same day Bela Fleck, Abigail Washburn, and the Del McCoury Band will be playing in Portland at the Merrill Auditorium. Oops. Who scheduled our party then? Oh, wait,... Continue Reading →
Published
Hello everyone. I just want to redirect you over here to the Pen Bay Pilot where they've just published a chapter of my book. It's just a little sneak peak. No spoilers. No major action, but no cake is safe in The Great Kitchen Raid. Hope you enjoy. Please leave me comments. I love comments,... Continue Reading →
Psychic Reading
I've recently been thinking a lot about a book called The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts by Maxine Hong Kingston. My mother first gave it to me to read when I was in middle school and I later read it again for my AP English and Composition class during my senior year... Continue Reading →
Midnight
I haven't been doing the greatest job updating the blog regularly the past few weeks and there's a very good reason for that: I've been writing. I'm so close to being done with this draft that it seems that every waking moment is filled with writing. This doesn't leave a lot of time or brain... Continue Reading →
Safe
A few days ago, I was walking home from my office. It was a beautiful, sunny day, so I thought that instead of just walking straight home I'd go down to the harbor and enjoy the view. Now, my dog Jack comes with me to work everyday. Jack's a Double Doodle: half Goldendoodle, half Labradoodle. In... Continue Reading →
Dog Days
There's not really much to write about today, except for the fact that I've been writing like a mad woman for the past couple of days and hopefully within the next few days I'll be finished with this draft of my book. I did however want to share this photo of what my typical writing... Continue Reading →
Not As Grown Up As I Thought
Yesterday was one of those days where you wake up and you just know it's going to be a bad one - one of those days you wish you could just skip before it even starts. It began too early with a dog needing to go pee. Now, that's not too bad, better the dog... Continue Reading →