Hey! It’s Friday again! How the weeks do fly in summer. Some updates… 1) Malcolm got his first professional review from Kirkus this week, and WHEW it’s a nice one! Favorite snippets include (I don’t think I’m supposed to quote it all), “a breathless, exciting tale of adventure, danger, betrayal, twists and surprises,” “clever and sometimes hilarious asides,” “meditations on… Read more →
Lots of fun little book news this week. And IT WAS REALLY HOT HERE IN WISCONSIN. Last night it finally cooled off, which I feel like is really the event of the week. Even our dog perked up. 1) Anyway, this past week, I finalized some upcoming book events. Brian Lies and I will be at the Sheboygan Children’s Book… Read more →
1) Colonel Mustard headed off to camp all by himself (well, we drove him, of course, but he’s there without his brother) this week. How’d he get so big? And why didn’t he want to give me a second hug as we left? 2) That means Mr. E was home with Don and me. We’ve long planned that while C’s… Read more →
1.) We drove to Dayton, Ohio this week for my grandfather’s funeral. Aside from the obvious reasons, it was bittersweet because, after visiting Dayton for 41 years, I’m not sure when I’ll be back now. 2.) One of my grandpa’s hospice workers performed at his service. Yes, performed. She brought a guitar and sang songs. Songs that she sang when… Read more →
I finished up work this week. The library is inventoried and tallied and organized and all in Perfect Order . . . just in time for summer school to start on Monday. In inventorying (yes, I declare that a word) the library, I discovered two–TWO!–hidden ACTIVE network ports in electrical panels under the floor. This makes me inordinately happy because… Read more →
The fact that this Friday Five is being posted on a Sunday night is indicative of the week I just had. Oof. Some good. Some bad. A lot of stress. Let’s start with the good. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you may have heard…MY BOOK WAS AT BOOK EXPO AMERICA THIS WEEK. Here’s a rundown of links… Read more →
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