0907, 2020
0507, 2020
The Shape and Color of Your Piece
Today my 11-year-old daughter came to me upset because her older brother was being mean to her. “Do you ever think he might just be a bad person?” she asked. It would be a lie to say I hadn’t wondered that about myself and all my children at different times in life. But I explained to my daughter that her
0407, 2020
Books: Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch
It might be best (it usually is) to start at the beginning. Lies Sleeping is the seventh in the Peter Grant/Rivers of London series of books. I previously reviewed a number of the earlier books on my spooklights site, but I’ll give a small recap here, too. Peter Grant is a police constable in modern-day London. But he has an
3006, 2020
Movies: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
If you’ve seen Blades of Glory and you liked it, this is probably the movie for you. Honestly, I expected something more like Documentary Now! or This is Spinal Tap, but this does not have the mockumentary style in that it doesn’t pretend to be following things as they unfold, nor does it interview characters, etc. It is, in fact,
2506, 2020
Good vs Good Enough
Sometimes I worry I’m not a good enough writer to achieve the things I want to achieve. I know I’m a good writer, and a competent one, but I’ve come to understand that good is still miles away from good enough. It’s true in anything that a person can be bad at it, okay at it, competent, good at it…
2306, 2020
Now Available: The K-Pro
What can a fairy godmother do for a man who already seems to have everything? Andra Martineau is a K-Pro—a living good-luck charm with the ability to make people’s dreams come true. But when led to help up-and-coming actor David Styles, Andra’s presence seems to be more curse than blessing. With the help of David’s incorrigible co-star, Andra begins to
2206, 2020
What Color Am I?
When I was little, I had white-blonde hair, blue eyes, and skin dark enough that the Latina women at the laundromat would berate my mother for trying to “pass me off as white.” They thought she was bleaching my hair—that, based on my skin tone, I was half Latina myself. My mother told them again and again that, no, I
1906, 2020
About Those Starred Books
I’ve finally gotten all the links up on my Bibliography page. If you click on the book images, you should be taken to the Amazon page for that title. (For Letters to Rob, you’ll be taken to the PDF.) I agonized about linking to Amazon, as I’d really prefer you to support indie bookstores, but based on pretty much all
1506, 2020
Welcome!
This is my new author website. I’m still working out where I want to put things. It’s a bit like moving into a new house, isn’t it? Which shelves go where and all that kind of thing. Please bear with me as I “unpack.” And let me know if anything looks or feels wonky or difficult to navigate. While I