For a while I was being very covert about my cell phone photography. Then I noticed that no one else was. This woman and her baby are in the midst of breaking open their tomb. I took this one because I never expected to see such a dramatically rendered cauliflower. “Vexed Man.” That’s seriously the [...]
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The word is overused, but I can’t think of a better one to describe this coming week. Okay, backstory: ten years ago my husband Steve Lieber illustrated a graphic novel called Whiteout, written by Greg Rucka. A while after that, Wolfgang Petersen thought he might want to make a movie based on it, but he [...]
Hey, readers! I know that a significant subset of you are affiliated with libraries in various capacities, and I think that is excellent. On October 9th, I’ll be speaking at the Washington Library Media Association conference in Yakima, Washington. My talk is called “Balancing Act: Being an Author/Librarian And How You Can, Too!” (Yes, it [...]
Me and my summer cold are getting on a plane real soon now and heading to Chicago to attend the American Library Association conference. On the librarian side, I will attend many fascinating meetings and programs and peruse the exhibits with an eye to the book collection at our Juvenile Detention Hall, which I’m now [...]
I’m in the Usual Undisclosed Location for a week. Time here always provides experiences that I am unlikely to have in Portland; for instance, going to church with my mom. Red, white and blue decorations, “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” and a choral anthem on the theme of healing the broken land, which segued into [...]
Here’s where I’ve been this past week. For four and a half days, I didn’t use the Internet, listen to or watch any media sources. I paid attention to people, the landscape, and the places my thoughts took me as I turned over what I was experiencing. In the literal sense, I brought minimal baggage, [...]
1. You can still get in on the GSA Rules giveaway! 2. But if you do not hear from me soon after you email, that is because I am Going Away To An Undisclosed Location (A Different One This Time) for a week, and I will have minimal access to the Internet. (I do not [...]
My super exciting Friday night: Unpacking the SPX suitcases, beginning to tackle associated laundry. Corralling the paperwork that if left unchecked will cover all available surfaces. Feeling like Sisyphus knowing that I am leaving town yet again in a couple of weeks. I like travelling, or rather, I like being in other places, but I [...]
Once a year, all of Barry‘s clients who can make it gather for a weekend retreat. Lovely setting. A bit surreal, about which perhaps more later, but lovely. Obey all signs! Lauren disobeys the sign. Special writing coach works with Jo.
Conferences bring out both the extrovert and introvert sides of my personality, sometimes in rapid succession. Here in Anaheim I’ve spent a lot of time ‘on’: the panel about teens in your branch library, the YA author ‘speed-dating’ event — both of which I was so pleased to be able to be part of — [...]
