POETRY, MUSINGS, ETC.

Dearest Lovelies - This is BIG. That's what my editor tells me. She was nearly teary when she told me that of all the books coming out in 2022, Publishers Marketplace and the American Bookseller Association picked six to highlight. And one of those six is me. My jaw dropped. Then I wrote her. "Are you sure this is ALL books? Are you sure they picked me? My jaw is on the floor." "It should be," she wrote back. "This is HUGE." So. I wanted to share. I'm honored beyond belief. A

Hey Lovelies – It's been a tough week—distress and fear were raging like pre-teen hormones throughout the house, and me and the kids felt them. It happens. Being human can be hard. Feeling the feelings can be hard. Mental and emotional health have been a hot topic because I didn’t want my kiddos to feel solo in the dark woods of being human. We talked the heavy-hearted prison of depression, the hot burn of anxiety and the shame that can wrap both of these in silence. Feeling