10 Things They Don’t Tell You About Being A Baby Factory, Pt. 2
A little late, here is the second half of my list: 10 Things They Don’t Tell You About Being A Baby Factory! Today, we’re featuring hyenas and zombies.
Death and Rape Threats
Today, I’d planned to post the second half of my top ten list about being pregnant. Instead, I read something this morning that turned my stomach and wore me out in a completely different way. The something in question was “Let Me Tell You About the Birds and the Bees: Gender and the Fallout Over …
10 Things They Don’t Tell You About Being A Baby Factory, Pt. 1
In case you didn’t know already: I’m pregnant! After a rough first trimester and to celebrate my return from The Nefarious Kingdom of Nausea and Exhaustion, I’ve put together a list of ten things that, if they didn’t surprise me entirely over the last few months, at least caused my expectations (expectations, get it? ha ha) to morph into something unrecognizable pretty much overnight….
Guest Blogger: Writer and Editor Jessie Sanders
Last week, I promised you some more updatingness of the goings-on in my neck of the blogging woods. This post falls into that category, because it concerns a novel that I recently helped edit: Into the Flames by Jessie Sanders. This young adult novel is suspenseful story of Rahab Carmichael, whose unusual powers keep her from fitting in — and send her right into the arms of the other “freaks” at school….
An Interview with Christian Smith on The Bible Made Impossible
Hello, my lovelies! It’s been awhile since you’ve seen me around here regularly. I know, sweet things, I’ve missed you, too. Just a brief update: Pregnancy is going well, and Week 15 begins tomorrow. Nausea is receding, and energy is returning. Can I get a hallelujah?! It feels soooooo good to be back among the …
Attention, Writer: Listen to Your Editor
Without the tearing-up of your work via an editor, you will never know how to write well.
Why not?
Well, let’s talk about it…
Rogues and Parents and Robots, Oh My!
If you enjoy young adult fiction and / or spy fiction, come check out my friend Joshua Unruh’s fabulous debut novel “TEEN Agents in The Plundered Parent Protocol!”
Marital Sock Fetish, Exposed*
So, the other day, the husband and I had this thing about mismatched socks….
January 18th Blackout FTW
Have you heard of SOPA and PIPA? SOPA and PIPA are bills that might soon be passed in the United States that give the U.S. government a stranglehold on…you. And me. And every single other person in the world who does what I’m doing right now….
Can We Bare It or Bear It: The Breasts of Superheroines
This morning, my friend Josh texted me a link to a blogpost by one Dave Dorman. In his article, Mr. Dorman expresses his disapproval of a new comic called Saga, allegedly being marketed to kids. Mr. Dorman finds Saga offensive because….