Greetings from the plastic bubble in which I am now living. Ha! Totally kidding. The cats and I are getting along fine. I love my new allergy meds. They make me have cRaZy dreams, though. Like, I dreamt Tony Soprano and I were on a Delta shuttle flight with all these high school kids, but  Read more »

Diagnosis…negative. It’s not sinusitis. It’s just allergies. But I do have mild acid reflux! Thanks for all your well wishes and home remedies. I will try them. I’m laying off the taquitos for a while (and maybe I’ll give writing in an upright–as opposed to reclining–position a try). Hey…what do you think of the new  Read more »

I just got home from the hospital. I had to go in for some tests because ever since I got back from Europe I’ve had a) a weird buzzing feeling in my head, and b) this weird sensation that something is stuck in my throat. If you are like some people in my family—and perhaps  Read more »

I normally don’t post on Saturdays but there’s just so much news this morning I don’t know if I’ll have room for it all if we stick to our normal weekly schedule, so here goes: Thanks so much for your support of Officer Friendly. Sadly, he won’t be able to stop by your blog or  Read more »

I know given the tragic events of this past week, it’s hard not to feel a little afraid right now (in spite of what I blogged about just last Monday). That’s why I’ve asked Officer Friendly to stop by this blog. You all remember Officer Friendly, don’t you? He used to stop by your kindergarten  Read more »

Have you ever heard the advice, “Do one thing that scares you every day”? This is actually a famous quote from Eleanor Roosevelt. The first time I heard this quote, I was like, “Huh?” Why would you purposefully set out to do something you’re AFRAID of? EVERY day? But then I started thinking about it  Read more »

Another actual conversation: Beth: “So have you caught up with everything you TiVoed while you were away?” Me: “Ha. Like what? You mean eleven billion episodes of 24, the world’s most boring show? Yeah. Nothing else new was on, thanks to American I Told You So Idol.” Beth: “That’s not true. Something else new was  Read more »

Actual Conversation: Me: “Honey, did we get People Magazine this weekend?” He Who Shall Not Be Named In This Blog: “…Yes.” Me: “Well, where’d it go?” HWSNBNITB: “I have it.” Me: “You do? Well, can I look at it?” HWSNBNITB: “…No.” Me: “Why not?” HWSNBNITB: “Because I’m still reading it.” Me: “You ARE? But you  Read more »

I hope you’ve all seen the beautiful new flash images at the top of Megcabot.com, letting everyone know about (most of) my Spring/Summer releases! Big thanks to Janey and her hard-working team…. And I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that the anthology I’ve got a novella appearing in along with Michele Jaffe, Kim Harrison, Stephanie  Read more »

I’m finally home from our European book tour! Even though I was only gone a little more than three weeks, it seems as if I was away much longer than that. Have you ever been away on a long trip and come home to realize everything in your house is much smaller than your remembered?  Read more »