Celebrating Four Years of The Fourth Wall

Today is the four-year anniversary of The Fourth Wall! I decided to mark the occasion in a few ways. One was by setting up a Goodreads giveaway, so if you’re interested in winning a print copy, click here to enter. The other way I chose to … [Continue reading]

On First Publications

A writer’s first publication is something special. I remember mine—a newspaper article I wrote when I was fifteen. My friend Bethany wanted to be a photographer and I had lofty aspirations to become a music journalist. Some of our friends were in a … [Continue reading]

When Bookstores Break Your Heart

I know I’m supposed to prefer independent bookstores over big box behemoths, but I’m going to come clean and admit that I love Barnes & Noble. I loved Borders, too. There’s just something about chain bookstores that suits me. You can wander … [Continue reading]

2017 End of Year Book Survey

Thanks to Jamie over at The Perpetual Page Turner for hosting another end of year book survey! Here's a recap of the best books I read in 2017: Number Of Books You Read: 52 Number of Re-Reads: 7 Genre You Read The Most From: I read a … [Continue reading]

My Memory Book

For nearly a decade, my memories were kept on Facebook. I bet yours are there too—on Facebook, on Instagram, somewhere online, or on a screen anyway. Or maybe you’re better organized than I am and you’ve had your pictures printed and put into photo … [Continue reading]

New Season, New Stories

Yesterday was officially the last day of summer, although for me summer ended six weeks ago when my kids returned to school. I miss having them home, and I miss long sleepy mornings and indulgent late nights filled with movie marathons, sprints to … [Continue reading]

A Year Without Facebook

Last May, with a deep sense of relief, I quietly deactivated my Facebook account. Since that day one year ago, I have not logged back on. This is not a self-congratulatory post; I’m writing it because I know many people are overwhelmed with Facebook … [Continue reading]

Here and Gone

Sunday was the end of a too-short spring break that left us on the verge of summer. When I woke my son on Monday morning light was already streaming through the window. On our walk to school, the sun was hot on the back of my neck. I wore a T-shirt … [Continue reading]

Some January/February Highlights

It’s the last day of February in what was just a brand-new year—how did that happen? The past several weeks have been incredibly busy at the nursing facility where I work as we’re implementing an electronic health and medical records system. But I’ve … [Continue reading]

2016 End of Year Book Survey

    Thanks to Jamie over at The Perpetual Page Turner for hosting another end of year book survey! Here's a recap of the best books I read this year:   Number Of Books You Read: 57 Number of Re-Reads: 3 Genre You … [Continue reading]