Did you know that if you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription you can read my book for FREE?? That’s right - How Not To Blog is available as part of your Kindle Unlimited subscription, so head over to Amazon and download it! (Please!) If ebooks aren’t your thing, the physical copy is on sale right … Continue reading Kindle Unlimited

I am submitting my novel to Berkley Books open submission. Fingers crossed 🤞

When my son was about 10, I was listening to Memory Laps by @davidsedarisbooks on audiobook in the car. Next thing I knew, he asked me to turn it up and soon was in stitches laughing at the story. Thus began a love for all things David Sedaris for him. He began asking for his … Continue reading An Evening With David Sedaris

https://videopress.com/v/uJ2Eu8vx?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I wish it was possible to enjoy every moment. But we can do our best.

To all those who identify as a mom. To all the caretakers. To all those missing their moms today. To the people who step in and love their kids however they come to them. To those for whom today is hard. To the stepmoms, aunties, surrogates, fosters. You are seen and you are valued. It … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day

No Aurora Borealis tonight as far as we can tell, but we got some fresh air and spent time together, so I’ll take it. The kids were killing themselves laughing and running around in the darkened field and Sadie enjoyed running in the park. #familytime❤️ #mothersdayeve #saturdaynight

It has always been my dream to see the Northern Lights, I just never dreamed I would see them from my own backyard! When my child came running into my room to tell me, I had a moment of absolute shock. They said “you can see the Northern Lights from my window” and I believe … Continue reading Northern Lights

Have you ever wondered what John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath would be like from a woman’s perspective? Then you would love @kristinhannahauthor’s The Four Winds. I am about halfway through and I am very engaged and feel very connected to the main character and her family.

May is Mental Health Month and so I thought it might be time for an awareness post. Have you ever noticed that when a friend suddenly reappears after they have been depressed that they seem to have a lot to apologize for? They were distant, or didn’t reply to texts or were unavailable for getting … Continue reading “When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people I’ve ghosted stand there in the room.”- Taylor Swift

A non-exhaustive selection of books that I read in April! @sarahjmaas percivaleverett @sloane_crosley@kristinhannahauthor danielleljensen @cat.bohannon@erikxlarson@jamiattenberg@edward_humes Have you read any of these selections?