Jan 22
I think if I actually did celebrate Valentine’s Day in real life, this would be my speed. I’d have to throw some sort of joke in after the “we go together like…” sentiment. Sheesh, my husband sure is one lucky man. Oh yeah, by the way… for way more than you wanted to know about [...]
May 7
Do you find it harder and harder to buy gifts for those in your life year after year? As we get older, we need less and less after years of accruing junk. And I’m in such a “no more clutter” phase (not successfully, mind you) that I almost cringe now when getting gifts. (Sort of, [...]
Feb 28
Little trivia about yours truly, I originally wanted to write for children. Back when I started submitting manuscripts, I submitted children’s (um, eight years ago, maybe even longer, so for anyone who thinks “how did SHE get handed a book deal?” The answer is, “Eight years of submitting.”). I wrote a children’s novel for [...]
Aug 31
I know, I’m a broken record about being a kid of the ’80s. We get it, Meaghan, you’re a kid of the ’80s. You wore leg warmers and wigwam socks and jelly bracelets and Forenza sweaters. You listened to Men at Work and REM and the Smiths and Duran Duran and Tears for Fears and [...]
Aug 23
My little darling started school yesterday. Real school. All day school. She’s only 4 (as of Saturday, rainbow birthday party pics are forthcoming), but here in Washington, DC, the public schools start at age 3, though we didn’t take advantage last year. Now a bit about the school system in DC. (Anyone totally uninterested in [...]
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