Love this review of Ben Marcus’s novel The Flame Alphabet by Lee Konstantinou.
It all started with a lonely bag of Oreos…
Yesterday morning’s hardcore aerobic class began with the instructor rhapsodizing about some brownies she’d recently made. She spent the entire warm-up talking about these chocolate brownies with Oreo cookies baked in the middle. I know many people would not take…
How to cite tweets?
As a grad student, I find this info on how to cite tweets useful. I’m convinced you will too.
Bringing home baby…
Baby Vitamix, that is. Not quite as expensive as a real kid, but almost. But, hey, now I can do crazy stuff like make spinach lemonade as they do at L.A.’s Hugo’s Restaurant. Oh, and Vitamix– the blender of all…
In the mother hood
I’ve been a bit busy being a mom and a bunch of other stuff (writer, editor, dog walker, chief maker of smoothies, graduate student, etc etc) yet finally found time to read The Tyranny of Breastfeeding by Elisabeth Badinter in…
Can dating afer 40 actually be easier?
Yep, dating after 40 is actually easier than dating when you’re really young. Or so says relationship expert Kathryn Alice. Here’s a link to an interview I did with Alice for Viv magazine. I’m not sure everyone will agree, but…
What happens to parent/writers (a follow up)
Sam Dunn, Susan Straight and others are talking about what happens to writers when they become parents. That’s happening Monday night at Skylight Books in Los Angeles. I took a look at my desk this morning and realized that it…
Ever wonder what happens to writers when they become parents?
Well, the answer is that they write a little bit less — and maybe read a little less too. But there’s more to say, I’m sure. Come to Skylight Books in LA Monday, March 19, 7:30pm and find out everything!…
Hey, I thought California was the home of the positive thinkers?
I guess all the optimists don’t live in California after all. It’s Provo, Utah! Who would’ve thought? Get the lowdown here.