Well, I've hit my usual wall at about page 200 of the new manuscript, which means that I'm looking for ways to fill my time before I dive back in to edit and find out what the hell is wrong with it--there's always something, at this stage. Thus ... for you, a rare blogpost! Last month, my family reunited with my long lost cousin (he was only lost to us, apparently), which was really a great time. I hadn't seen him since I was about eight years old, and am so glad he touched b

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of you who are Irish, or pretending to be Irish, or who just want to have a Guinness and corned beef without guilt and be done with it. How much of me is actually Irish remains to be determined (one day I'm going to do a DNA test and find out), though I know I do have an Irish immigrant great-grandmother, but honestly, for me, St. Patrick's Day is all about one of my favorite meals. I wait all year for corned beef, because I am the only one in m