The Miami Book Fair
On Saturday, Matt and I scooted our way across the state to go to the 2017 Miami Book Fair. We really went to see Joyce Maynard (Labor Day, At Home… Read more >
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One Book Club
Matt and I are trying something new. We are reading the same book—at the same time. We actually don’t share as many books as you might guess given as much… Read more >
Death and Staples
Do you know when I feel especially mortal? When I am most reminded that life is short and our place in the world is very temporary? When I need to… Read more >
Every Dog Has Its Day
CONFESSION: I totally dropped the ball when it came to Pearl’s birthday. Pearl’s first birthday just so happened to be TWO DAYS after Hurricane Irma. (Read: we didn’t have power, we hadn’t… Read more >
Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad
So, we’re two meals in with our Blue Apron experience and so far, so good. Friday night we breaded and fried chicken tenders – which we’ve never done before. We… Read more >
Date Night in a Box…
Well, boxes – plural. In our efforts to avoid our fellow Floridians this winter, Matt and I are preparing our house so we can hibernate until the snowbirds go back… Read more >
Car Carriers and Couscous
It happened today. I was on my way home from Panera after meeting with a group of writers…. (It makes my heart happy just to type that.) I was just… Read more >
Survivor!
Matt and I have survived a whirlwind few months, but we have (hopefully) come out on the other end (mostly) unscathed. We survived our trip to Europe. Matt and I… Read more >
Ugh Boy.
Good grief. I spent my afternoon/evening in a small Facebook battle concerning – you guessed it – Donald Trump. Why do I never learn to just shut up? Writing…. I… Read more >
Thirteen. More. Pages.
I am still working my way through my printed-out manuscript, but the end is in sight. I have made it through 157 typed, single-spaced pages since early June and I… Read more >