Best-selling and Award-winning Author of Young Adult Thrillers
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 […]
When I was 9 and 10, my best friend was named Miriam. She looked like a very pretty brown mouse. She had tiny, deft hands, and a soft voice with a French accent, and she moved with very precise movements. […]
Just wanted to post this tiny excerpt because it’s one of the few things I’ve ever been able to commit to memory and I was just reciting it to the Lucy Factor and thinking how absolutely wonderful language is, whether […]
(According to Winston) It is not my intention here to imply that PoodleRats are pets. They are companions, protectors and friends. They are also, however creatures of comfort and if you are lucky enough to have encouraged one to stay […]
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 […]
These super-puffy high-rise popovers have been a favorite of Great Aunt Eunida’s for more years than she’d like to admit to. Don’t be scared off by the gourmet ingredients. Everything needed is available in your corner grocery store or on […]
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, […]