End of year wrap-up

It’s been a busy year. I wrote the third draft of my book (in present tense), did a ton of things with Shea (see previous post), read 17 books (seven short of my goal), wrote a few reviews for the SF Chronicle, tutored some, lost 52 lbs (including the baby), did a couple public readings, [...]

Shea’s first birthday

I’d better write about this before it’s 2009. There are so many blog posts that I start and put in my Draft folder and then never get around to finishing.
Some women in my moms group said their baby’s turning one was an emotional experience for them—one that brought back exciting and painful memories of the [...]

My Family

Last night my brother, who reads this blog, remarked that I never blog about my family. The truth is I don’t blog about much besides my writing and my one-year-old son Shea. I don’t blog about my friends or my mom’s group or my husband, the reason being that I didn’t think most people WANTED [...]

Christmas in Michigan

So we’re here in snowy, cold Michigan for the week, where most of my family lives. It’s been three years since we spent Christmas here because last year Shea was just two weeks old, and the year before we had just come in September for the wedding of my niece, who got married a month [...]

It’s going to be a white Christmas

We’ve had 11 inches of snow since we arrived in Michigan on December 18th. Tonight the temp is 3 degrees and feels like -18 according to the weather report. Here’s a picture of our front yard after the first (nine inch) snow fall. That’s my shadow on the left side of the lawn.

Shea is no longer walking

Shea quit walking. Just gave it up. He’s a full-time crawler once again.

FieldReport

FieldReport, after announcing it was extending its deadline for its last qualifying contest for the big $250,000 prize (which was art to my eyes because I hadn’t yet written the essays I wanted to submit), yesterday posted this announcement.

Quick posts

Because I have so little time to blog, in the spirit of Facebook and Twitter updates, and WordPress’ new “QuickPress,” I’m going to write short blog posts more frequently to update people both on Shea’s every accomplishment and on news in the writing world.

Google Books Adds Magazines

Today Google Books added magazines to its book search engine. Check it out here.

Tribune Company files for bankruptcy

It seems like every day I hear about another independent bookstore closing, or another newspaper laying off writers. A few weeks ago, the Chronicle let its book editor go, and then its replacement book editor as well. Yesterday, the Tribune Company, which owns the LA Times and the Chicago Tribune, filed for bankruptcy. Who’s next?