Orville is 15 today.   Wow.   For his birthday, he is getting Crowns for Pirate101, and the whole family is going to see High School Musical Two performed by a local church. Should be fun!  

We had some really witty ones this week, but the winner is:   Why, yes, I am a fan of Beatrix Potter. Why do you ask?  

I will be leading another online writing techinque chat for Savvy Authors: The Two Strings Technique: Adding Contrast and Interest to Our Writing September 18, 2013 | 9:00 p.m. EST – 10:00 p.m. EST ng Chat   For more info: http://ce.savvyauthors.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Calendar.eventDetail&eventId=1911

We got a ton of really good ones for this. Some were really funny! But the favorite was:     Me-Ouch!

  The Cherubim is sitting behind me playing with something that keeps messing up. Instead of his normal shouting of "shut up" (no idea where he got that) he has sudden taken to shouting:   "Rats!" "Double rats!" "Nuts" "Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuts!"   I can't stop laughing!   This week is Day Week…the week when each child…

In honor of our new kittens: Chincoteague (Shinc for short) and Assateague Island (Island for short):  

When I was eight, my favorite book in the world was Misty of Chincoteague. I never dreamed I would actually go there. But this magical place that still shines with the golden light of childhood joy has now become our favorite place to vacation. We could not make it there last year. The boys talked…

The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin (Paperback) In fairness, I might have given this four stars, but I read a .pdf file on my Kindle with font so small I had to place the device under a slide and use my daughter's microscope to read the file. Perhaps I exaggerate (perhaps) but my eyes aren't…

(Excuse me while I put on my Dark Quest Promotional Hat)   Dark Quest Books is proud to announce the following new releases: From Palomino Press and acclaimed author, L. Jagi Lamplighter, the first book on a brand new young adult series, The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin. And from award-winning authors Joe Dever and…