Lunch usually consists of me at my desk with a trusty pb&j. But last month I got to attend the San Antonio Express-News Book and Author Luncheon. What a treat. The event raises money for the clinical research program at … Continue reading
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Quiet, quiet, quiet. Those desperate words drift through my mind. A lot. Usually when the kids are screaming that the other one hit them, touched them, “aggravated on them” or simply exists. Or that a Band-Aid that they didn’t need … Continue reading
I’m psyched this week to start two free journalism courses online. You can take them too. The first is a month-long Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of … Continue reading
Last year after rookie sports broadcaster Jessica “Redfield” Ghawi died in the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting, her family and friends set up a memorial scholarship program in her honor. This is awesome on many levels. For starters, this is a great way … Continue reading
It’s that time of year, when hopeful interns arrive in newsrooms around the country. I’ve been fortunate to get to work alongside some crazy-talented ones in recent years. But there’s been a lot written lately about barriers to working in … Continue reading
I miss mixtapes. I went through some old boxes over the holidays and discovered a stash of cassettes. Most were circa junior high: Book of Love. The Thompson Twins, The Cure, New Order. Much as I love my New Wave angst music, I’m not … Continue reading
A good friend of mine several years ago gave up complaining for Lent. She was an awesome, hilarious bitch-er of about things. Most of us doubted her ability to get all the way to Easter. Honestly, it was hard to imagine … Continue reading
How cute is this? It’s little. It’s a library. It’s on the honor system. You bring a book, you take a book. You keep words circulating out in the world, instead of gathering dust on your bookself. It’s stealth. No … Continue reading
We cancelled our cable almost a year ago and hardly ever watch TV. This isn’t some intellectual snobbery. We don’t brag about not having cable. We just don’t have time. Our kids are very young – far too young to … Continue reading
So I’ve been casually counting the X- and Y-chromosomes on our weekly books pages, just to see how women writers are faring. And when I say casually, I mean totally unscientific. Because my boyfriend went on a recycling rampage and … Continue reading