This year, two of my goals were to repeat challenges I completed and enjoyed last year. One is running a half marathon. I have my sights set on one in September, with training to start at the end of June. The other is NaNoWriMo, which . . . I just finished! But wait, it’s not […]

Here we are, at the dawn of 2015. I must be intimidated by multiples of five, because that number feels so much more dramatic than 2014 did. It sounds like a Year Something Happens. And maybe it will be. Or maybe I need to take the significance of dates less seriously. My family is young […]

It’s nearly halfway through December, and I am still on a NaNo high. Apparently, the results are long lasting, especially when I consider the unexpected consequences of being a first-time NaNo winner.   The cookies and coffee I shared with my husband the night I finished (a day early, because there wasn’t the time on […]