All along I was never in doubt. 1 I am going to sell everything and move to Kansas. 2 And get a job as a grocery store checker. 3 And live in a tiny house with a potted plant that sits in the kitchen window. 4 A potted plant that flowers and makes me smile. 5 Then attracts some weird bugs and dies. 6 One of my new Kansas friends tells me the bugs were in the soil.

But, sometimes I just like to complain. Wednesday, May 12, 2010. The fabulous Maggie Stiefvater has posted her stop motion trailer for the upcoming release of her book. Things That Made Me Smile Today. Thursday, April 22, 2010. The Character Connection is hosted by Jen over at The Introverted Reader.

We spent this weekend at the Phoenix Comicon and had a lovely time. I got to see many friends, tons of fantastic costumes, and we felt as though we had a grand adventure. Gendered and genderless themes abound here, as they often do. The problem of well defined gender roles and gender identification has always been a bug of mine. Raised during the period of FREE TO BE YOU AND ME. I watched a show on television about a tribe of people in the South American jungle.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008. The gabbing of course continues. Asia Society has done a number of articles on what an Obama Presidency could mean for Asia, check it out here. Monday, November 3, 2008.

Saturday, October 4, 2008. I began it with the idea of surviving loss, settling for peace over joy and a life alone.

Saturday, November 21, 2009. YA - Poetry, Drama, Film, and Response. The Golden Kite Award for Fiction. Booklist Top of the List winner. php? School Library Journal - Make Lemonade is a triumphant, outstanding story.

Deep in the Drawing Trenches. After finishing up my art class last month. Really been enjoying both graphite and charcoal media. I found that after sketching more regularly, my ability grew quite nicely! Sketchbook, week 1.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012. A little doodle, experimenting with various pens. Monday, April 30, 2012. Otter outta the sketch book. Thursday, April 26, 2012. Well, I think I just learned something tonight. Check this out - the original graphitint drawing taken with the handy dandy iPhone. The previous one I used was scanned in - not the same quality at all! Something to Google, I guess. The texture of the paper and the tones seem much more present in this version. Tuesday, April 24, 2012.

Friday, November 6, 2015. A pleasantly painted picture of blended family life for the primary school crowd. Tuesday, September 1, 2015.

In the late part of June, Newsday called and interviewed me for the print and online version of FOLLOWLI one to watch on Twitter.