Monthly Archives: October 2006

I am posting at 11pm because I’m getting pretty close to completing the spread that is the climax of my story. So here is the tally. Cover complete, first page complete and 3 middle spreads complete. The rest of the … Continue reading →

If you ever get to Brunswick, ME go to Frosty’s Donuts. Better than Krispy Kremes even. Call the night before to reserve a dozen ’cause they open at 5:30am and most of the glazed ones are gone before 7am. The … Continue reading →

Today E. has a playdate which means I have all day (until 2:30) to myself after I teach aerobics and maybe fold the mountain of clean clothes that are on my bed…then back in the basket…then on my bed…then back … Continue reading →

Today, I received the news that I did not win the Cherry Blossom poster contest. I received a very kind rejection with a note from Random House. (I’ll send them something else.) I painted a spread of my book Roar! … Continue reading →

My fingers just want to type and type. I wish I was writing on one of my novels, what’s stopping me. The picture books, the non-fiction work? I just want to get something sold this year. And then what about … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Yom Kippur, the day of atonement for Jews world wide. I fasted and went to synagogue, the kids stayed home from school. To me, Yom Kippur is about making each of us a better person individually so that … Continue reading →

I wonder how it is that we get to the places in our lives that we call “crossroads.” We are living, moving along in our canoe of life, stuck infact, in a current that sweeps us on from one predictable … Continue reading →