It was five months after my mother’s death. I was 20 years old, had just finished my sophomore year of college, and was struggling. I decided to attend a grief group at a local hospital in the hopes that it would provide me with some sort of solace or help. What I experienced, instead, was [...]

Our beloved Averil Dean is kindly stepping in with a guest post for today. Averil is the author of The Key and Wet Sand and has developed something of a cult following at Twisting the Kaleidoscope. This post reminds me of my frantic Powell’s visit, when I ran around grabbing books and returning them to [...]

First, thanks to Lyra for keeping things lively over here despite my absence. I love the discussion you guys whipped up in the comments section. Sadly, I’ve been mostly unable to visit and comment on other blogs this week, but I promise to return after next week. Speaking of next week, I’ve got some great [...]

Today, you can find me over at the fabulous blog Twisting the Kaleidoscope, where I wrote a guest blog post that somehow connects literary rejections with bad perms, fake tans, poison ivy, and rubber chickens. So if you want to learn about my stint in the Kreative Kids Klub in the fourth grade (yes…please take [...]