It was the perfect way to start the holidays. A 90 minute drive up a winding mountain road to Pine, Arizona where some of my favorite tellers in the Valley gathered to share their stories. Though the air outside was chilly, the Town Hall was cozy and filled with story listeners – several who have [...]
Friday, November 18, 2011
It was College Graduation Day and it was raining. To celebrate our accomplishment, my five roommates and I hosted a graduation party at the house we called home for two years – 912 8th St South, Moorhead MN, (56562). Despite the inclement weather, The Outback Steakhouse (for a mere $150) set up a tent on [...]
Thursday, November 10, 2011
It was early in the morning and all was quiet in the house. I quietly crept out of bed, pulled a sweatshirt on, and made my way to the coffee shop to pick up a “good morning” cup for Michael. I returned home to find my boys, snuggled up on the bed, in the middle [...]
Friday, November 4, 2011
The last time I really celebrated Halloween was in 2004. I was in graduate school, I was recently single, and I was dangerous. I bought the sluttiest costume I could find – a referee. I then made it sluttier by having black panties printed with silver lettering that said SCORE on the butt. Then I [...]
Friday, October 28, 2011
When I was in fourth grade, every night before I went to bed I had a ritual; I read my required chapters of Tuck Everlasting, I said a prayer and, as my last pre-sleep act, I scribbled down a few fourth-grade thoughts in a little heart-shaped notebook with paper of different colors. Were they love [...]
Thursday, October 27, 2011
I never had neighbors growing up. Sure there were people who lived around us, and sometimes we called them neighbors, but we couldn’t see them or hear them or smell them and they never gave us any trouble. The closest thing to trouble in our “neighborhood” were over sized goose droppings and gophers eating my [...]
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Well, I have some good news and some bad news. Bad news: They canceled the event I told you about last week. I know. Total bummer. Good news: I have another telling event coming up in November and it is my FAVORITE event all year. This one happens in Pine, Arizona in their old, beautiful, [...]
Friday, October 14, 2011
I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but… I do. All the time. That being said, I need your help. The fact that I need a really great cover for my book so it will pass the judgment of shallow readers like myself is not lost on me. In fact, [...]
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Today there is a woman who has a big decision to make. A decision that will affect, for better or worse, the rest of her days. Stay. Or leave. She is not the first woman to stand at this crossroads, not the first one to nearly collapse under the weight – the anger, the love, [...]
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The hallway was dim and lined with lockers. The unique smell of “old high school” hung in the air. And I stood there, alone. Alone and terrified. With my heart in my throat, my cheeks flushed with anxiety, and my palms sweaty with fear, I took in my surroundings and weighed my options. There was [...]
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