1. I’m proofing Living Arrangements and it’s almost-not-quite-but-soon a book now. Isn’t that exciting? (Note: That’s not the cover, FYI. Full color & finalized version of the cover coming soon!) 2. I’m writing a freelance article about how to write freelance articles. And I’m definitely not ignoring my own advice about avoiding procrastination. 3. This [...]

1. Back when I only had a land line, I put the library on speed dial so I could more easily renew my books. And I think it was position #5. Sad. 2. The summer I was 16, I attended a camp for young writers at Susquehanna University. One night, our entertainment included a viewing [...]

1. Two days ago, I saw a woman reading Cat Fancy on the bus. For real. 2. Yesterday, Peter and I rode the bus downtown together. He was reading his e-reader; I was reading a library book. 3. On the bus ride home yesterday, with my trusty library book still in hand, I sat next to [...]

1. I thought my morning writing spot was closed for some mysterious reason when I arrived today; it turns out I was so early they hadn’t turned on the lights yet. 2. A friend visiting from out of town recently told me I should blog about how we were decoupaging. I said no, not only [...]

1. The cover of the current New England Review makes me happy. 2. When I was 15, the local paper did a little profile on me after I won a writing prize and ran my photo on the cover of the weekend section. The day after the paper came out, I was walking my dog [...]

1. Years ago, at a writers’ conference, an agent actually chased me down the hallway after overhearing my pitch so she could request my manuscript. Too bad that novel was a dud. 2. I almost always reuse teabags at least once. That’s relevant because I often drink tea while I write. It also means I [...]