Snow and 10 degrees this morning, walking Freya--there was even ice on the Minnesota River! Glad that a trainer is an option.

I finally finished my author questionnair for FLUX. It's a relief to send that off this morning. Much change and update since Jake Riley came out.Sharron McElmeel has wonderful reference books on kids' and teens' books. Worth checking out:(Plus, she does P.R. for...

Saw Faith Healer at the Guthrie last week. Not the most entertaining play I've ever seen, but one of the most thought-provoking. It's haunted me ever since.I expected it to be a play about hypocrisy and religious fervor gone awry. Instead, it was the story of a trio...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B16IsQcCAc0&feature=relatedYoutube videos that match the girls in Chasing AllieCat! This looks like Sadie, if her hair were brown...

A link (Thank you, Russell) to Laurie Halse Anderson's youtube from her blog.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxNkZzKmJl4&feature=player_embeddedI have a built-in room of my own, a whole little farm. This was a good kick in the butt to use it to WRITE.

Veteran's Day: (Why isn't it Veterans' Day? It's for all the veterans, right? But that's not how it's written. It's not Mothers' Day, either, but Mother's Day is for each of our individual mothers. Is it for each indivicual veteran? That doesn't make any sense on any...