Graphic novels

I love comic books. LOVE. I love cartoons too–but some of them are not for kids. South Park, anyone? Family Guy? Adult Swim? We get it – just because it has drawings in it does not mean it is for children. I happen to also be a big fan of graphic novels intended for adult […]

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Do you need an extension?

As someone who often writes under a deadline, I have been using homework assignments to try to teach my kids the value of pacing oneself. I started college as the kid who finished all her assignments at 4am on the day they were due (I also used to suck on my used tea bags to […]

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Pen Parentis theoretically enters the blogosphere.

Hello! Walking back from kindergarten drop off today, I spoke with a doctor/mom whose husband is an award-winning journalist. “It’s hard on him,” she told me, “because of course he could theoretically volunteer at the school all the time.” And isn’t that the crux of being a writer/parent?  Working at our own pace, we theoretically […]

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