Hey y'all! For anyone who's got kiddos at home, I made a little recording of me reading my book, "Will You Be My Val-Equine?" with two of my donkeys (and of course, they steal the show <3 ) I hope that y'all enjoy & if your kids have any questions / comments, just leave them... Continue Reading →
The Second!
Greetings and happy completed rotation around the sun! As we start the next lap of this bizarre, aging, linear (but also cyclical?) journey called life, I'd like to take a moment to say how deeply grateful I am to still be on this wild ride even if there have been scary, upside-down loops, the kind... Continue Reading →
It’s You, Baby
It’s morning rush hour as I inch along in my gray car on a 10-lane, gray highway beneath a swollen, gray sky. The whole world is a heavy gray and the weight of it all seems to rest right in the center of my gut which turns with a groaning sound. Start, stop, start, stop.... Continue Reading →
A Big Thing: Read Across America Day
As a writer and an anxious person, I spend a lot of time dissecting small stuff. I live for small stuff. Tiny moments. Little pieces of much bigger things. I want to see and understand every single brick because otherwise, the house won’t make sense to me. This can be annoying to others because I’ll... Continue Reading →
Grateful to Guest Blog!
I want to extend a very special thank you to our friends at Donkey Time for allowing me to write a guest blog on their beautiful site! Since my children's book, "Tink the Bravest Donkey," went on sale, I've been asked how this story came to be. Check out the backstory on my book and learn all... Continue Reading →