Election Day

Beyond the Bargain Bin

Authors often lament finding their books for sale online for cut-rate prices, sometimes immediately after release. That’s part of the game, I guess, and it’s certainly been true for my books. But I’m even more shocked and amazed when I find my books for sale ABOVE  cover price. Take this person, who has been hawking one of my old books on eBay for $500.   
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Soupman to the Rescue

My two-year-old was injured on the playground at his preschool yesterday. Through all the tears (and there have been a lot of them in the past 48 hours), we’ve also laughed a bit, too.  When I first arrived at the school, he was screaming and holding his arm. He wouldn’t let anyone touch it. He wouldn’t even let me give it a get-well kiss.  I asked if he’d let anyone kiss his boo-boo and he immediately replied, Superman.  (Actually, he said, “Soupman,” which made me envision a man in tights with a Campbell’s soup logo emblazoned across his chest.)
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Say It Ain’t So, Starbucks

Anyone who has read my book, Monkey Love—or spent more than say, five minutes in my company—knows that I’m addicted to Starbucks. Six years ago, when I quit my full-time book editing job to become a freelancer, I started haunting the local Starbucks to get away from the many distractions of home.
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Smart, Funny, and Almost Human

Since this is my first blog entry on my new website, I think an ice-breaker is in order. In college, I dreaded professors who started the semester with some lame meet-and-greet exercise. (“Everyone say your name, major, and why you’re here!”)
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