What’s on my nightstand? The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower, by Lisa Graff. I confess I had a small problem swallowing the idea of a middle-school girl trying to “earn” $9,000. […]
Bernetta Wallflower / Boy Meets Boy
Weekend Site-Seeing: Mother Goose
Comments from Shelly and Becca regarding Mother Goose rhymes further stimulated my curiosity, and I’ve been looking around. While I await my copy of The Annotated Mother Goose, by William S. and […]
A Perfect Storm
Okay, the “storm” part of this is a judgment call. I’m relying on the concept of “brain storm” since the dictionary won’t bear out my preferred definition. I think I can have […]
Butterflies in Alaska
I know very little about butterflies and moths, but it’s time to learn. I see a ton of them around here in the spring and summer. It takes time and patience to […]
Trends Schmends
Conventional wisdom says that we can’t write to trends. Unless you are a celebrity or live at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, publishing is a slow business. Vampires are hot subjects right now, but […]
Book Reviews
The 48 Hour Book Challenge wound up yesterday morning. Winners are posted here. The Challenge was to choose a 48-hour period between Friday a.m. and Monday a.m. and read/review as many books […]
