(Dedicated to all the teachers heading back into classrooms right about now.) What We Talk About When We Talk About Going Back To School (Sliver of open door.) How the summer went by like lightning. How much we miss the summer already. (Hallway of good intentions.) Whom we’ve seen and not seen. Whom we want … Continue reading
First and foremost, happiest birthday to Lisa Q. Mathews! Wishing you a terrific celebration! And now onto the post… Is anyone else addicted to America’s Got Talent? We stumbled across it by accident years ago and have been watching it ever since. People from all over the world compete in this talent show (either in … Continue reading
Unveiled for the first time anywhere, here’s the cover of the next Lila Maclean Academic Mystery: The Spirit in Question!* As you can probably guess from the orange and black, it’s set during Halloween. If you’ve read the first two books, you already know that there are holiday celebrations depicted within–(also) Halloween for The Semester … Continue reading
Last week, edits for the third book in the Lila Maclean series were due (and by “edits,” I mean big revisions) AND final grades were due (and by “final” grades, I mean multiple stacks of projects to be commented on plus final calculations for four classes). I stumbled across the finish line somehow (it’s a … Continue reading
*Not all mystery writers. Not only mystery writers. Not all the time. Not without good reason. Discuss mysteries. We never tire of this subject, so don’t even try to make us stop. Read new books, then proceed to tell the author and everyone else how much we love them. See #1. Talk at length about … Continue reading
Dear Good Intentions: Where did you go? This was supposed to be the year of decluttering and more veggies, remember? You’re here somewhere…under the clutter and mac-n-cheese, right? Dear Semester: How have you managed to best me already? Normally it takes at least three months before I fall into the Slough of Despair. I am trying … Continue reading
Here’s a little bit of whimsy for your Wednesday. These look like perfectly helpful pronunciation guides, don’t they? But they’re something altogether different. Beyond noting that it’s parody, I can’t even describe what’s happening. You just have to listen for yourself. And here’s one especially for Sherlock fans: I stumbled across this series online one … Continue reading
