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We’re going to the zoo today. It feels like spring, and it’s spring break, and we’re going to spend the day outside. So there. Except I don’t actually love the zoo. I have guilt about it, in fact. I love to watch the animals (from far away) but I hate the idea of the cramped

So maybe it’s true that I have a hard time finishing things I start. But today I had a great writing morning, just playing with something new. Maybe I should be plugging along with a story I’ve outlined, but I’m just not feeling it. So I sat down and pounded out a thousand words, and

Does anyone else think Robert Hales is a genius? Tell it like it is, brother.

My friend Mary keeps chickens. I want to keep chickens, but it’s against the rules where my house is. Mary just called to say that she’s bringing by some things, including eggs. Here’s the thing about Mary’s eggs (or technically, Mary’s chickens’ eggs). They are almost too pretty to eat. There are brown ones, and

Is there anything harder than finding the world’s most perfect pair of Jeans? Maybe not if you happen to possess the world’s finest legs/backside. I do not. Not even close. But once in a while, that whole cosmic karma thing works in my favor, and I end up with great jeans that do their job

So I’ve never been any good at April Fooling. Maybe it’s because I think it’s mean. Maybe it’s because I’m the one who has to clean up whatever it is . Maybe because, at my core, I have no sense of humor. That’s sounding more and more likely. Last year, Scott rigged this terrifyingly realistic

I have spent the last 28 hours (minus a little sleep) getting filled up with things to think about (and eventually blog about). Here are a few of them: Does every writer write with an agenda, and if so what is mine? How do I write a virtuous book that is also fun (not cream

What about this? I never quite know what to think when my favorite kiddo books go to the Big Screen… But I’ll suspend judgment till October 16th.