The questions that some people think are okay to ask of authors is astounding!
How many?
How many books have you sold?
It's a surprisingly common question authors get asked. Sometimes it's from … Continue reading >>
I was so excited - I hadn’t seen the Listen To Your Mother producers Angela Smith Youngblood and Angela Amman since my audition several months ago. The Angelas, as they like to call themselves, filled … Continue reading >>
A Word Virtuoso:
Excitement practically made my fingers tremble as I leafed through Erica Jong's first poetry book, Fruits and Vegetables, in the public library in the early 80s. As I remember, the … Continue reading >>
Playing Foxland!
I have to share this amazing math game my granddaughter made for school called "Foxland." We had so much fun playing the other day. Actually, I was quite pleased to discover that I … Continue reading >>
Birthday fun:
For my granddaughter's ninth birthday, my daughter and I took her to the American Girl Doll store in Chicago. I had been unaware of the evolution of this iconic doll since … Continue reading >>
It began with a Ghost Crab Incident
On a family vacation last summer, my daughter took my then 8-year old granddaughter and 3-year old grandson to the beach after dusk to look for Atlantic ghost … Continue reading >>