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When I Grow Up – Chimpanzee!
Yesterday’s post revealed my Hamadryas baboon science fair project, and I got an email asking why I hadn’t become an animal behaviorist. Well, here’s the rub. I love nature. I love animals. And if I hadn’t become a writer, I … Continue reading
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Life 101 – The Notebook
I just did a Skype talk with writing students from the Department of English and Journalism at Western Illinois University. Their professor, Magdelyn Helwig, went to Brookland-Cayce High School (my alma mater!) and brought me into the class to discuss … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
Shopping. I’ve got my pepper spray and I’m going shopping! I really need me a $2 waffle iron (even though I’m gluten free) and a $3 Barbie, which I’ll leave in the box because one day it will be worth … Continue reading
Dinner Party Talk – “Oops” for your weekend
Oops. Let’s just call it the word of the week. Fall cleanup. No, I’m not talking leaves. I’m talking political signs. They aren’t pretty. We don’t want to see you anymore. So, if your name is out there, get off … Continue reading
Life 101 – Create a memory
One of my greatest childhood Halloween memories (besides winning the local costume contest as a dog catcher) is opening our door to the “Trick or Treat” of a golden-aged couple wearing Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia masks. “Aren’t you a … Continue reading
Holidays – Halloween in 1 Week!
So, Halloween is one week from today. And… I’m sure you have your costume, right? Okay, okay. Calm down. Let me think…. The whole costume thing came from the tradition of Celtic young men dressing up in white costumes to … Continue reading
Life 101 – Free advice
I just returned from my home state of South Carolina where I spoke to more than 600 of the state’s young journalists at the South Carolina Scholastic Press Association’s 75th Anniversary. (More on that soon.) What a treat it was … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
Exhaustion. I’m on deadline for my new book and feel like a mama pig’s teat. I’m so tired I just put shaving cream on my toothbrush. Airline security. I just flew back from the Midwest and I’ll tell you airline … Continue reading
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Dinner Party Talk – For your weekend
Don’t call me. A week into the school year and Little Jimmy’s teacher had to call his mom to tell her that Little Jimmy was misbehaving. “Wait a minute,” Mommy said. “I had Jimmy for three months and I never … Continue reading
Life 101 – Back to School
This was the week we had to stop guzzling the suntan oil and get back to business. Are you wearing your cute new outfit? Have you been doing your homework? Are you aiming for straight A’s by Christmas? Well, forget, … Continue reading
