Life & Culture Category

Anticipated Endings

Category: Life & Culture

There is one ending that I have been anticipating all year. The series finale of LOST.

I remember the pilot episode (which is airing on Saturday night on ABC). I fell in love with mysteries of the island. I’m a plot chick so that hooked me first. Then I got caught up with the characters and [...]

Mystic Mountain

Category: Life & Culture

For the new readers of the blog, I sometimes go slightly off-topic to share my space geek love.

The Hubble telescope is celebrating its 20th birthday this month. Last week, a photo was released of the Carina Nebula, the largest seen star-birth regions in the galaxy. Astronomers have nicknamed it “Mystic Mountain.”

The Universe Today blog [...]

Flashback Friday (4)

Category: Life & Culture

It’s time for my monthly installment of Flashback Friday where I share events from my own life during my kid and teen years.
While searching for an appropriate diary entry to share, I noticed something interesting with the progression of my affinity for boys. So I thought I would share some quick clips of that progression [...]

The Best Day of the Year!

Category: Life & Culture

Wonder why it’s the BEST day of the year (for me at least)? Ha.
Today is my birthday! Yay for me.
As a true Aries and Fire sign, I would like to spend the day shouting from the rooftops about today being the BEST day in 2010, but more than likely I will have a heavenly massage, [...]

Flashback Friday (3)

Category: Life & Culture

Things are little crazy at the day job (as usual these days). So I thought it was time to share another Flashback Friday.
Since I write for teens, I thought it would be fun to revisit my own years during that time. I’ve kept most everything from my high school years — some of it fun [...]


I post about the craft and how I balance writing with a day job. Other topics include books, authors, conferences, and diversity related to literature for kids and teens.



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