Inspirational “Holes” and May reading…
How “Holes” turned my son on to reading
Turning boys on to reading is difficult as most parents will attest, and our son was no exception. Luckily we recently discovered...
Lycans and Demons and Lions, OH MY!
Just Googled one of my book titles — as you do when you need to check whether that heinous torrent site had acted on your Takedown Notice request yet (they haven’t, BTW. *insert appropriate expletives*) and found a silver lining in the form of a fantastic review. Just what I needed to buck me up — yahoo!
Why do I need bucking up?
Two reasons. 1) Because I slipped downstairs and twisted my ankle the other evening, and despite icing it and elevating it yadda yadda, the next morning,I...
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