What I'm writing, What I'm reading
Sundays are for secrets. Some families spend Sundays together. We scatter to our private bedrooms, searching for truth on our own. I walk past Jacob’s room. His door is open, his eyes blurrily fixed on the plaid wallpaper. I wonder for a moment what I would see if I could swap places with him. Would... Continue Reading →
I finished eleven books during the month of September: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 29 Seconds by T.M. Logan (ARC) City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan High Country by Nevada Barr (audiobook) The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren How Quickly She Disappears by Raymond Fleischmann (ARC)Always and... Continue Reading →
The sun was about to tip over the horizon when the first snow flake hit the glass. It clung there, delicate ice arms and legs stretched boldly out for me to see. The broiler air of the bus brushed past my cheek, poured against the cool glass and dissolved the innocent flake. I took a... Continue Reading →
I finished 11 books in August: Far Flung by Cassandra KircherComa by Robin Cook (reread) A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne Rage by Cora Carmack (ARC) Tidelands by Philippa Gregory (eARC) The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan The Outsider by Stephen King The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins... Continue Reading →
This story came from a prompt with a list of words that needed to be included in the story. I decided to up the challenge, making myself use the words in order. The result is a bit rough, and bizarre, but such is life! It’s my last night working here, so I should have expected... Continue Reading →
I finished thirteen books in July! (I also almost finished my first draft for novel #5, but that’s a story for another day...) Roar by Cora CarmackClassroom Instruction That Works by Ceri B. Dean, etal.The Other Mrs. Miller by (eARC)The Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray by E. LatimerConcept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the... Continue Reading →
We’ve been told to face our fears. But the reality is fear is a beast that feeds on attention. If you dare to look it in the eye, acknowledge that you see it there, looking back at you, it grows. It’s better to ignore your fear. Best to do everything you can to avoid it.... Continue Reading →
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
I've written in some form on and off for most of my life, but started getting serious in 2014. I write novels (primarily young adult) and short fiction. Currently, I am halfway through the first draft of a young adult ghost story and querying to find an agent for a young adult contemporary. I've had... Continue Reading →
I finished 11 books in the month of June:Transforming Classroom Grading by Robert J. MarzanoDon Quixote by Miguel de CervantesSawkill Girls by Claire LegrandHow to Teach so Students Remember by Marilee SprengerThe Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey NiffeneggerThis Savage Song by Victoria SchwabPersonalizing the High School Experience by Joseph DiMartino and John H. ClarkeWhisper Network... Continue Reading →
Susan Monroe McGrath 