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When I was a little girl, my dad was my hero. He slayed wasps and bees and fended off scary dogs, he could fix anything, and his round belly was the perfect place for a nap. (My mother took the "exhausted toddler sacked out on dad's tummy" pictures to prove it.)

When I was a teenager, I decided my beloved father was a fossil (he was 17 years older ( Read more... )

Okay,

I have to preface this by confessing that I'm an idiot. I threw away my old planner before tearing out the two pages where I had written down the titles of the 58 books I've read this year, and so I had no written record to consult to refresh my memory when making this list. (And no, I didn't add all my 2011 books to Goodreads. I try to ( Read more... )

Dear Baby Lo,

You are three.

*deep breath*

First of all, I would like to gently chide you for growing up so quickly. Where your brother lingered in his sweet baby-ness well into his fours and fives, you turned two and charged ahead into the sweaty boy yonder without a glance back. I miss your baby snuggles and your chubby thighs and sweet baby smell, ( Read more... )

Happy Friday!

In honor of the last Creepy Cake N Bake entry by Dawn Metcalf--my partner in crime in conceiving this crazy month of gory sweetness--I have written a poem.

It's sad but true,
the Creepy Cake N Bake is nearly through.
But not before something wackin'
Cupcakes featuring a Kracken.


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So,

Many of you were around for this post, in which the people at Novo Concieto, who are publishing Juliet Immortal in Brazil, blew my mind with their amazing poster of Romeo and Juliet and the news of a party for the Julieta Imortal book launch ( Read more... )

AND I'M NOT GOING TO BE THERE!!

*sob* *sssooooobbbbbb*

Oh, how I wish I was going to be in Rio. I soooooo want to go to this party for Julieta Imortal. Look at the KILLER poster Novo Conceito made (Juliet is sooooo lovely and Romeo looks positively, yummily WICKED, doesn't he? Love his snarly lip):


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