I rarely get sick and seldom go to the doctor. I thought that I was either fighting an infection or simply catching every darn cold that came along. Time for a doctor visit. At my visit I shared my concerns about my chronic laryngitis, the fact that for the first time in many married years, I snore, .

Thursday, July 28, 2011. And see my brand-new cover art for AUSTENTATIOUS! Then subscribe to my new blog feed. And get all the news! Submitted by Alyssa Goodnight. Sunday, May 22, 2011. Friday, May 20, 2011.

Tackling life one nitwit at a time! So many nitwits - so little time! Sunday, July 12, 2009. Hope this finds everyone well and happy. Work is going well, I have an active social life, my cult keeps me busy and my job is secure. I am a lucky, lucky woman.

Thursday, May 11, 2017. This is one of those academic facts that still does not make sense to me. While I am reading, I seem to be making sense of grammatical units, an argument or a story seems to be forming in my mind. After I have read, I can tell you what the thing was about. To play with play-doh, one must mash it.

Books, Writing, Editing, Life. So I got into this blogging-at-two-places thing.

Books, art, and life in Maine. Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Pachinko parlor in Nara, Japan. The sign of a good book is feeling bereft at the end. Under Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945, Koreans endured poverty, hunger, and rape. Some immigrated to Japan to live in slums. Even after World War II freed Korea, the Koreans who remained in Japan were treated as a legal underclass. It has a marvelous sense o.

Okay ALMOST better than bacon. Sigh Not THAT kind of trip. By the way, I still kind of maybe sorta think Alice did fall down some kind of rabbit hole when she pulled that disappearing act in RUMORS FROM THE BOYS ROOM.

If evolution works, why do mothers only have two hands. Friday, May 16, 2014. Close your eyes and jump. All those posts where I lamented trying to balance full time work and family life, and I finally did it. WHOA! Links to this post. Thursday, November 14, 2013. Latest losing it in Ottawa post. Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Just popped in my head. I guess we can do almost anything if we want it hard enough.

Yes, these pictures are from June 23rd. Better late than never, right? Unfortunately, I didnt run into anyone. I know on the floor, but I had a good time checking out all the publishers booths and getting books signed. First stop of the day was the Harper Collins booth, to see Jon Scieszka. He was pleased to sign my copy of. His autobiography, Knucklehead, which he modestly called a classic.