We spent the morning watching my oldest son, alias Josh, prepare for a job interview. My husband tied his tie. I micro-trimmed his neckline. We wished him luck and then my husband, my youngest son (alias Rory), and I drove … Read the rest!
Lately
I’ve been working like crazy, trying to write decent stuff and not hacky stuff. Like every other fall and every other time I’m under deadline to write a book, I have a lot of good ideas for other projects … Read the rest!
writing stuff
Right now I’m working on my third novel, which doesn’t have a title yet. It’s Saturday night and I’m writing the seventh or eight chapter, out of order, because I haven’t written Chapters 2 through 6 yet. But … Read the rest!
real quick – Adriana H
Adriana H: I do remember you, because I always remember that day we were on the parking-garage shuttle bus together. You pointed out the window at a woman walking down the sidewalk and said something … Read the rest!
Houston is the fattest city in the United States because Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth if you’re not paying for the oats it eats.
Since my fiance and I started carpooling to work, I pushed my 8-hour … Read the rest!
After typing the section below, I see that we’re a bunch of “ironic” people.
We went to Hobby Slobby last night and, man, were there a lot of shoppers in a bad mood. I felt bad for them – why … Read the rest!
this weekend
I’m going to be at the Edward James Olmos 6th Annual Houston Latino Book and Family Festival on Sunday, at noon, on their children’s stage in the George R. Brown Convention Center, reading my first book for kids, … Read the rest!
Now I have time to be stressed out.
I haven’t written here lately because I’ve been under some stress, and I never feel like talking on the blog (or to anyone) when I’m under stress. But now it’s all over, … Read the rest!
I live in a Red State
and therefore envy those of you who don’t. I wanted, on Election Night, to be somewhere full of people. But I couldn’t think of where that place might be, in my part of town. … Read the rest!
Life in the Stranger Danger Lane
Someone finally let me in on the secret — you can put your life in the hands of strangers, in the mornings as well as the afternoons, by getting picked up at your local … Read the rest!
