Epic Fail
The store had salmon on sale. Kids like salmon, so I thought I’d make a special treat for them, since today was the first day of school. The salmon was whole, so I carefully thawed it out. Then I cleaned
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M. writes: Hi! I love it when you answer writing questions on your blog and I was hoping you would offer some comments on the incredible task of being an author while having children. I have an almost-four-year old and
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J. writes: What would you say the hardest parts of writing would be after the book is drafted, and how best to combat them? If you are interested in reading any of my work, I would be happy to send
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You know how when my brain overheats from too much working, I say nonsense? Here is a couple from Lord Panda. During the conversation with Kid 1: Him: …that’s because she is a female woman. Me: As opposed to all
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School is starting, which means that we have to do a major clean-up. It’s much easier to enforce “Clean your room!” now then during the school year, when it’s countered by “But I have homework!” We tackled the giant clean-up
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Little Snippet of Dali’s Story (because I have no content)
I peered through the windshield of my ’93 Mustang. The Buzzard Highway stretched before me, a narrow line of crumbling pavement vanishing into dusk. Below it ran the Scratches, a twisted labyrinth of narrow ravines gouged out of the ground
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I have no content
It’s a cold blustery day in Portland, Pooh-Bear. The temperature has dropped almost over night and the sky is overcast. Fall is coming, I can feel it. By the way, my iPad came with an edition of Pooh Bear preloaded
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