Happy Labor Day!
So here in the States (and I believe also in Canada), it's Labor Day. If I recall, there is a long and worth-knowing history of this day...but I don't remember it. (This is why I don't write historical anything. History…
Comedy Gold
Last weekend, my husband and I went to see Tim Hawkins live as a delayed anniversary outing. We've enjoyed seeing comedians together before, though I say that like we go a lot. We don't. We've been to see Brian Regan…
#Homeschooling Can Be Humorous
We never really stopped school for the summer this year. We scaled back. A lot. But there were very few weeks where no school got done. It has, so far, made transitioning back into our normal schedule much less painful…
A Question of Ethics for the #Christian #Indie #Writer
So, I know I try to focus things around here more on the reader end of things than the writer end, but I'm struggling with a question of ethics and thought it seemed like a reasonable thing to throw out…
Is it irony or just annoying?
My son hates to write. As I'm a writer, you can probably imagine why this makes me, by turns, sad and annoyed. I mean, I'm not really expecting the next great American novel. He's only in the 2nd grade. But…
Back to School
Everything around here seems to be screaming about it being Back to School time. Since we homeschool, this is less of an issue for our family, but it still heralds many busy days ahead. Scouts is ramping up, Awana is…
Friday Fun: What are you reading?
My to-be-read pile has diminished to practically nothing, so I need your help. What are you reading right now? What do you love about it? Ready? Go!
Where do you get your books?
Over the summer, Amazon changed the way they're paying for titles in the Kindle Select program. (Basically, for the uninitiated, Kindle Select means that your books are available only on Amazon. If you enroll them in that, they're eligible to…
A Confession, of Sorts
Sometimes being a grown-up is hard. If you are a grown-up, the above is not news. If you're not one, well, go on dreaming those dreams of how when you're grown-up you'll do what you want and no one will…