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I remember when my sister and I were young pre-teens and we’d hang out every day after school and all day in the summer with a bunch of kids who lived on our steep little street (one block long with […]

On our walk up the mountain today (me and the Lucy Factor), a big black bear crossed our path. I, of course, did absolutely the wrong thing which was to back away with my heart in my mouth and the […]

I recently had dinner with my cousin who is an extremely talented professional art photographer with a gorgeous book coming out soon. We are able to talk about the book profession and publishers and art truthfully without any of the […]

Oh the wild dogwoods are in bloom! Each flower like a cup held up to the sun to catch the light. Two longish blogs coming soon but I am in the throes of the book and have not time for […]

I saw the saddest and most beautiful thing on my walk this morning. I’m feeling kind of sad myself; I’m not sure why. The weather is glorious and daffodils have sprung up in lemon yellow and pale gold clumps in […]

This summer I’ll be leading an intensive writing workshop for 9-15 year olds at the Woodstock Library. Space is limited so please call the library to get on the list. Here are the details: “Hunting the Wild Word” – a […]

The following is an excerpt from a foreword that Roald Dahl wrote in the excellent collection Roald Dahl’s Book of Ghost Stories (Noonday Press 1983). He’s talking about the preponderance of excellent female authors of ghost stories after first pointing […]

My mum (forgive me, I’m half- Brit) sent me a great article recently. It was all about idle parenting. Parents around here always seem to be in a fervor; busy orchestrating every second of their kids’ lives. Ballet, soccer, drama, […]

Is that a morning bat? (It was a bird) I wish I could just swim or float up into the sky What happens if you point a hairdryer at your lips? Do they get rusty and fall off? I’m all […]