Absolutely Bananas: Seattle mom blog

Dreams

bananas — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:37:49 +0000

Remember this post, in which I vowed to keep writing and not give up? Well I did it. And then I submitted my query letter and writing sample to a whole bunch of agents. And got a whole bunch of … Continue reading →

Funny tweets

bananas — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:08:24 +0000

I have a confession. I’m totally hooked on Twitter. The short format makes you get to the point… now and makes for some of the most pithy, funny, laugh-out-loud commentary I’ve seen. Here are a few of my favorite examples … Continue reading →

Yard sale

bananas — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 01:34:24 +0000

CJ is busy piling things on the dining room table. Two of my old necklaces. A small wooden chest that he painted as a craft project in kindergarten. A rock. A handful of toys. And the vacuum. “Whatcha doing, CJ?” … Continue reading →

To catch a human

bananas — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 17:14:15 +0000

I wake up, brew a cup of fresh coffee and head outside to sip it on the patio. The stairs leading down from our house are strung with invisible threads that glint in the morning sun. As I walk through, … Continue reading →

A boy named Jack in the desert with a polar bear

bananas — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:22:59 +0000

Tonight CJ informs me that it is time for me to get started on my next book. “What should it be about?” I ask him. He thinks for a minute and then says, “A boy named Jack.” “What happens to … Continue reading →