It’s 1:20 in the afternoon and I. Am. Alone.
Since my tall kid came home from middle school yesterday neither beaten up nor addicted to drugs, and my short kid is off to his first day of afternoon kindergarten, I am one happy mommy.
Not necessarily a good mommy, but a happy mommy.
The short kid and I […]

The tall kid is officially deposited at the Middle School, also known as Heroin, Knives and Bullies R Us.
I’m okay with it. Really. So my baby has to spend seven hours a day, five days a week in that cesspool. Okay. I didn’t spend all of yesterday on the brink of tears. I […]

A little pick-me-up to start off the week: 5 angels from Shayley at Fallen Angel Reviews:
72 Hours is an emotional story whipping readers between danger, suspense, anticipation, devastation, shock, and love as quickly as readers can turn the pages. This was a ride this reader found enjoyable, gripping, and over too soon. Grace is […]

I can’t believe the kids start school on Wednesday. We’ve bought…nothing. Nada. I guess y’all know what I’ll be doing Tuesday. The tall kid and I have been trying to wean ourselves off the summer sleep schedule, but it’s not working overly well. We’re both going to be in shock come Wednesday […]

It’s going around, but I lifted it from Jorrie. I’ll bold the ones I’ve read:
1. Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
2. Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale — DNF
3. Welcome to Temptation by Jennifer Crusie — DNF
4. As You Desire by Connie Brockway
5. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie
6. Dreaming of You by Lisa […]

This morning I got a call from the husband—the Corpse Flower was blooming. So, off the three kids and I go (2 sons and a sister).
What is the Corpse Flower?

We’ve got EEE and West Nile Virus in NH. Do I hear Bird Flu for the hat trick? Joy.
The Red Sox are 6 1/2 games out. Double joy.
And I don’t know what the hell is going on with my writing process. Since I started Kiss Me Deadly, I’ve only been able to […]

There was a very interesting envelope in my mailbox today.
A big white envelope from Sarie Morrell, Author Publicist containing the promo packet and a hardcover copy of Creepers by NYT’lister (and her father) David Morrell.
Cool.
But…I can’t help but wonder why.
A contest I have no memory of? An early birthday present? Some kind […]

Well, WordPress just ate my whole post about my good news and how I feel about the tall kid starting middle school. Well…I’m not typing it all back in, so lucky you—you only get the good news.
:grin:
Yesterday I mailed in my contract for Sparky! It’s actually titled Interstellar Sparks, and it’s […]

So the Harlequin/Silhouette merry-go-round strikes again—we’re losing Silhouette Bombshell. (Nephele Tempest/Rachel Caine/Sandra Moore).
I feel bad for the authors whose books were contracted but won’t see print, and for the aspiring writers who were this close. We’ve seen lines come and go, but this—from announcement to final release—was wicked fast. Even though the line was […]