How many random alien believers will this title bring? Do you ever wonder if there’s a race of superintelligent beings someplace else in the solar system who will one day think about demolishing the earth (like in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, for an intergalactic speedway) unless they can find some reason, some sign of…

I know I haven’t been posting much lately, but I do plan to add a lot more in the near future, along with some special contributors! Here’s a Video Blog (Vlog) update; I guess I’ll have to spring for the upgraded WordPress account so I can embed video again… Vlog Update In the meantime, check…

Ok, so I’m working on a new project, which calls for a Brand New Playlist. It’s part historical fiction, part contemporary women’s fiction. It’s the story of the bad-ass female samurai, Tomoe Gozen, who was either the wife or concubine of Yoshinaka Minamoto, a samurai who lived in the late 12th century. His story is…

This past weekend, I headed up to Portland for a long-planned weekend with genius planner Kristina McMorris (who I hope always stays on the side of good, because her powers used on the side of bad would be crazay-zee!) She invited a bunch of writers up to some luxury condos on Mt Hood. Nine of…

Relationships fascinate me. “Smuckers?” my father in law said from the kitchen. “Did you buy Smuckers?” “Yup,” said my MIL from her seat on the couch. The kids and I were having a visit, and apparently MIL had made at trip to the grocery earlier. “I usually get the other kind. The Harvest, the store…

One of the questions I get asked most frequently is how I manage to be a mom, and a writer. (Pulls up soapbox, stands on it) Friends, mothers, writers, lend me your ears! Here is the answer. The answer to life, motherhood, everything. I’ve never really thought about it that much. I have never awakened…

I had to get the music book and a stand for Son. I headed to Alan’s Music. This is one of those stores you hope will never move or be torn down, because it’s nearly exactly the same as when you were little. The lettering hasn’t changed. The hard to navigate parking lot hasn’t changed.…

We wanted to make some Ivory soap explode. Have you tried it? It’s fun. I first saw it on another blog, Wendolonia. Cadillac said he couldn’t spare any soap (which reminds me of that Seinfeld episode about the toilet paper. Can’t spare a square) so today I bought a twelve pack and cut a bar…

For a house with more women than men, there are a surprising number of fart jokes. So, Son just started playing trombone. At school, they have music. You can choose chorus (free), orchestra, or band. If you do orchestra or band, you have to rent or buy an instrument, get a music book, stand, and,…