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  • Regifting

    Timmy: Is it wrong to regift something? Me: I mean… I guess it depends on the item. If you regift a 1-day-old car, the recipient probably wouldn’t care. Timmy: Cool. I’d like to regift Ashley.

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  • Haven

    It’s always a pleasure to spend an hour in a bookstore.

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  • Silent Reading

    I was the kid that loved silent reading.

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  • New Nate Bargatze stand-up specials always make me happy. Amazon Prime released the comedian’s latest offering, Nate Bargatze: Hello, World!, earlier this week. Watched it last night and it did not disappoint. From his child misconceptions about the White House to his takes on his wife mowing the lawn and selling items online to strangers…

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  • Several readers will win a Kindle version of my latest YA novel, But I’m Eponine. Leave your email address in the form below to enter the giveaway. Winners will be emailed an Amazon Kindle link to c;aim their prize. Obviously, entrees must have an Amazon account and access to Amazon Kindle. Fifteen-year-old Lyric Teague sings like an…

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  • Ketchup

    When you ask for ketchup but get catsup. Don’t tell me they’re the same thing. My eyes disagree.

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  • Grease in La Mirada

    Took Ashley to see Grease tonight at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts. It was a sanitized version of the show with several songs from the movie. She loved it, I’m not a huge fan of the stage version of Grease, but it was an extremely well-done production with a top-notch cast. Highly recommend…

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  • Mr. Saturday Night

    We watched the musical Mr. Saturday Night starring Billy Crystal on Broadway HD last week. Can’t say anyone who stayed until the end (we lost two viewers before the end of act one) dug the show. Mr. Saturday Night based on the 1992 movie of the same name, which also starred Crystal, was a critical…

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  • Great news! The audio book version of But I’m Eponine is now available on Audible. Narrator Jessica Renee Ryan has done a spectacular job of capturing the characters’ distinct personalities. Listen to it now. But I’m Eponine.

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