Welcome to Open Book Blog Hop. You can find us every Monday talking about the writing life. I hope you'll check out all the posts: y...

I began my dual career path as a teacher-who-writes twenty-six years ago, give or take.  Honestly, trying to do both meant I didn't writ...

I turned 50 today.  It's very strange to consider.  I mean, I don't feel fifty.  Okay, well SOMETIMES I feel fifty, like when I squa...

More Disney! (See our earlier thoughts  here ,  here ,  here ,  here ,  here ,  here ,  here  and here ) We've hit a few Disney mov...

If you've been reading these posts, you already know my husband got us a subscription to Disney Plus, so my daughter (age 12) and I have...

My younger daughter and I have taken on a little project: we're watching all of the animated Disney films in chronological order and loo...

Welcome to the first Wednesday of the month. You know what that means! It's time to let our insecurities hang out. Yep, it's th...

I'm ambivalent about Disney. The company has created a lot of stories that I've enjoyed in my life, but they have also helped fe...

Some of the new I liked: a bit of whimsy down an alleyway As I write this, I'm just returned from a trip to visit my parents...

There are a few times of year where excitement vibrates in the air, maybe especially the air around children. A kinetic joy bubbles up an...

Lunch with my daughter and BOTH her grandmothers Generally, I visit my parents in my childhood home of Bellevue, Kentucky at least once ...

Well, that went fast. Eighteen years sounds like a long time, but when you spend it raising a daughter, it goes by in a blink. I delivered...

I'm going through another transitional phase. This one doesn't have a new name or category, not like "teenager" or ...