“I like this restaurant,” my eight-year-old son politely explained as we ate dinner with friends. “The other one was loud. It didn’t help my anxiety.” …
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On Staying in the Moment
When you live a life that exists at least partially online, you find you run into a great deal of social media complaining. You say …
What’s In My Bag?
Every now and then, when the brain machine is not turning out blog ideas, and I’m stuck in one of the inevitable holding patterns that …
On Shedding Negative Influences
For a few different personal reasons, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about my childhood and the way others around me were raised. As a …
40 Reasons Why I Write
Relatively recently, Bryan Hutchinson issued a challenge on his blog, Positive Writer – list 40 reasons why you write. You can see his answers here. …
Buffy Turns 20: What BtVS and Joss Taught Me About Writing
Twenty years ago today, my then-boyfriend/now-husband Ismael tried to get me to watch the first episode of a new show premiering on= the struggling WB …
My Take: Team Urban or Team Epic?
Hi all, Today is the final day of Entangled Teen’s Team Urban vs. Team Epic Fantasy Promotion, and in honor of the conversations of …
2017! The Year of the Manzanos!
As the holidays approach and I sit down to write my last blog post of 2016, I’m reminded of just how erratic my year has …
10 Things To Know About Me…Er…If You Want To…
Hi all! When I started this blog, it was titled Pieces of the Puzzle, and the first thing I did was give you a breakdown …
Those That Shout Loudest, Need A Lozenge
In my earliest memory, I’m standing in a walker or some other childhood accoutrement, and I am screaming. I remember little else about this. The …