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• 02: Favorite books of 2022 and 2023 (0)

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• 04: Spark (1)

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• 26: Getaway

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• 22: New York City in Photos

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• 11: Favorite books of 2021

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• 08: Motherhood and choice

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• 20: Renewal

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• 01: 2021 in photos

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• 08: Quiet

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• 12: Favorite books of 2020 (2)

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• 22: New year, still here (ish) (4)

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• 26: Pandemic life in photos (1)

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• 08: Times like these (3)

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• 07: Two very different musicals (2)

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• 17: Favorite books of 2019
• 02: 2020 (2)

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• 22: And then there were two (8)
• 05: We are not okay (2)

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• 12: Always catching up, always falling behind (4)

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• 31: EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME by Natalia Sylvester (1)
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• 12: Recently viewed: Buffy, Angel, The Guernsey Potato Peel Pie Society, and Black Panther (3)

February 2019

• 27: Oregon in photos (1)

January 2019

• 05: My favorite books of 2018 (and Andy’s too) (3)

November 2018

• 22: This is 33 (6)
• 01: Stuff Worth Reading

October 2018

• 08: Notes from New York (4)

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• 11: Live with it (Fountain Square, Cincinnati, September 6, 2018) (6)

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• 20: Seen on screen (6)

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• 09: Stuff worth reading (2)

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• 02: Work-life “balance” lately (2)

April 2018

• 17: Ingrid and Andrea (4)

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• 13: Recently viewed: Hidden Figures and Gifted (2)

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• 28: 2018 so far, and 2018 to come (2)

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• 31: Week in review (Jan 31, 2018) (6)
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• 31: Week in Review (Dec 31, 2017)
• 23: Week in Review (Dec 23, 2017) (1)
• 13: LANDLINE by Rainbow Rowell (2)

November 2017

• 24: Thankful (2)

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• 09: My dreams, and her dreams (2)

September 2017

• 04: Stuff worth reading

August 2017

• 29: Houston, Harvey, home, heartache (7)
• 25: From Afghanistan to San Francisco, with hardships and hope (2)
• 02: A good thing coming in 2018 (6)

June 2017

• 26: Recently viewed: Stranger Things, Moonlight, and Lion (2)

May 2017

• 29: Carole King and Beautiful (4)
• 14: Mothers and daughters (5)

April 2017

• 24: Six months, a lifetime (4)
• 12: Quotes on love and writing (1)

March 2017

• 27: Stuff worth reading (4)
• 19: Unexpected delights
• 11: Purposeful imperfection (4)

February 2017

• 24: Little steps (4)
• 15: Here’s to the fools who dream (1)
• 04: Stuff worth reading (3)

January 2017

• 28: Small protests (1)
• 20: Thanks, Obamas
• 01: Resolve (4)

December 2016

• 30: My favorite books of 2016
• 13: Adapting (4)
• 04: Stuff worth reading (2)

November 2016

• 05: Due date (11)

October 2016

• 17: Let’s talk about TV (2)

September 2016

• 28: BAD FEMINIST by Roxane Gay (part 2) (3)
• 20: So much to celebrate (5)
• 07: Stuff worth reading (5)

August 2016

• 28: Spring and summer in photos (2)
• 23: BAD FEMINIST by Roxane Gay (part 1) (4)
• 17: The Night Of — spoiler-free musings on pacing and promises (4)

July 2016

• 27: PLACES I STOPPED ON THE WAY HOME by Meg Fee (2)
• 15: Grow the heart (1)
• 07: Stuff worth reading (2)

June 2016

• 20: Promise (11)
• 10: Kitchen moments
• 01: Stuff worth reading (7)

May 2016

• 16: Springtime

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• 27: February and March in photos
• 01: How a story starts (5)

March 2016

• 24: The twist in M. Night Shyamalan’s overnight success (6)
• 20: A few things I’ve written recently (4)
• 14: Murals of Cincinnati (9)
• 02: Roxane Gay and writing about oneself (4)

February 2016

• 19: Beautifully broken (fix it with gold) (8)
• 07: The last few months of 2015 in photos (2)
• 03: Good news (8)

January 2016

• 29: Stuff worth reading (1)
• 21: In pursuit of joy (6)

December 2015

• 26: My favorite books of 2015 (6)
• 17: The gift of being loved (5)
• 08: Thirty (9)

November 2015

• 18: World on fire (5)
• 05: Tweet treats (3)

October 2015

• 31: Home (part 5) (8)
• 16: Home (part 4) (2)
• 04: Home (part 3) (4)

September 2015

• 23: Home (part 2) (5)
• 20: Anniversary (4)
• 10: Home (part 1) (7)

August 2015

• 24: Stuff worth reading (2)
• 18: Straight Outta Compton (2)
• 11: Poor deer

July 2015

• 31: Sisterhood of summer (4)
• 29: “How to Be a Writer” by M. Molly Backes (2)
• 26: Recently viewed (2)
• 23: This night is sparkling, don’t you let it go (6)
• 13: Stuff worth reading (9)
• 07: HOW TO BE AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE by Margaret Dilloway

June 2015

• 29: “There’s a lot to be said for the long game” (11)
• 25: “All roads lead to writing” (4)
• 23: What I’m asking myself lately
• 19: Hilary Masters, mentor and friend (4)
• 16: Spirits, banquet, smoke (10)
• 10: May in photos (6)
• 08: Things I am trying to be better about (6)
• 05: There is no enemy
• 03: A race against what, exactly? (2)
• 01: About Time

May 2015

• 28: “There’s no shame in being a starving artist” (7)
• 22: Berlin and Copenhagen in photos
• 20: Self-worth, self-loathing, patience, and grace (4)
• 18: My head and heart are full (4)
• 15: Amazing life advice (1)
• 12: Delightful imperfection, contradiction, my past, and Sailor Jupiter (5)
• 09: London in photos (2)
• 06: Question everything (2)
• 04: Why I share experience instead of advice (4)

April 2015

• 27: Someone read my mind and then wrote this piece (1)
• 24: Broken promises and clinging on for too long (or: What ruined Grey’s Anatomy) (10)
• 21: 60,000 miles (3)
• 14: Tweet treats (5)
• 09: Stuff worth reading (3)
• 06: Salt, mountains, light (9)

March 2015

• 31: Oops, I did it again… (10)
• 22: Our Taipei trip in photos (part 2) (5)
• 19: We need to talk about Empire
• 15: Our Taipei trip in photos (part 1) (6)
• 12: Have you done absolutely everything you can to reach your dreams? (7)
• 10: Quick follow-up to MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES (2)
• 08: On being a girl geek, and a new look for the site (10)
• 05: Taiwan: An overview of our trip (8)

February 2015

• 24: The Best Pictures that I’ve seen this year (10)
• 10: MY HEART AND OTHER BLACK HOLES by Jasmine Warga (1)
• 03: Week in review (Feb 3, 2015) (6)

January 2015

• 28: A long way from home (10)
• 24: Stuff worth reading (2)
• 20: “You don’t have a black role. You have an equal role.” (4)
• 13: Week in review (Jan 13, 2015) (5)
• 07: Previously viewed (8)
• 04: December in photos
• 02: Hello, 2015 (20)

December 2014

• 25: My favorite books of 2014 (10)
• 14: Week in review (Dec 14, 2014) (17)
• 08: November in photos (2)
• 03: I’m listening (to the heartbeat of democracy) (2)
• 01: Week in review (Dec 1, 2014) (8)

November 2014

• 23: Week in review (Nov 23, 2014) (14)
• 11: Thank you to those who serve (4)
• 07: Week in review (5)
• 03: How to admire yourself (3)

October 2014

• 30: Our wedding in photos (15)
• 28: Bleed onto the page — but bleed life, not death (10)
• 23: Taking the 777 challenge (7)
• 16: Stuff worth reading (6)
• 13: August and September in photos (10)
• 08: Strike while the iron’s hot (5)

September 2014

• 30: IF I STAY and writing from the heart (3)
• 25: Yet another reason I will always love autumn best (11)
• 10: Stuff worth reading (YALSA interview edition) (1)
• 04: Do you really think anyone wants to read that? (12)

August 2014

• 25: You don’t have to be flashy to shine (14)
• 21: Rethinking failure (3)
• 18: A place for rough drafts (10)
• 09: June and July in photos
• 06: LIKE NO OTHER by Una LaMarche (5)

July 2014

• 26: Reminder to self (5)
• 21: Jennifer Weiner on writing, feminism, and her daughters (9)
• 14: Stuff worth reading (6)
• 09: A wolf grows up (15)

June 2014

• 30: My #UtopYA2014 experience (7)
• 25: Writing is a key (5)
• 21: Ice cream in Nashville (10)
• 15: One day for the two most important men in my life (9)
• 07: May in photos (7)
• 03: The hero who doesn’t win (6)

May 2014

• 25: New short story, “Bringing Them Home” (5)
• 21: Some memories live in music (10)
• 11: Thanks, Mom (2)
• 07: Stretch your wings (11)
• 01: #WeNeedDiverseBooks (and diverse everything else too) (7)

April 2014

• 25: Venice, Bologna, and oh yeah, MY AGENT (18)
• 24: Italy in photos (part 3) (2)
• 23: Florence (aka hillsides, mosquito bites, and the second agent) (7)
• 22: Italy in photos (part 2) (6)
• 21: Rome (aka jet lag, historic ruins, and The Call) (21)
• 17: Italy in photos (part 1) (6)
• 13: Italy by the numbers (17)
• 02: On the alphabet of madness, my particular worldview, and adding sentences (9)

March 2014

• 26: Unexpected encounters with grief (10)
• 19: Confession (12)
• 13: Being different doesn’t have to mean being divided (3)
• 05: Clothes for an empress (10)

February 2014

• 28: January and February in photos (2)
• 20: Stuff worth reading (Sochi edition) (7)
• 18: Michelle Kwan and the importance of mirrors (14)
• 10: Tweet treats (8)
• 05: The cold never bothered me anyway (13)

January 2014

• 27: IF ONLY by Geri Halliwell (12)
• 22: Save yourself (6)
• 19: Insta-inspiration (2)
• 16: Stuff worth reading (4)
• 13: An incomplete history of places I’ve called home (7)
• 10: December in photos (2)
• 08: Querying Club (14)
• 03: Resolution (5)

December 2013

• 25: My favorite books of 2013 (9)
• 20: Just for fun (2)
• 18: Stuff worth reading (7)
• 16: On relationships and songs (8)
• 14: Explaining the “significant editorial changes” to Twenty-Somewhere (3)
• 10: Secret dreams (11)
• 06: November in photos (6)
• 04: Past selves (9)

November 2013

• 22: A birthday “card” (9)
• 20: Stuff worth reading (7)
• 18: What happens away from the keyboard (9)
• 04: October in photos (12)

October 2013

• 28: On dogs and manuscripts (12)
• 24: Moms are the best (Or: A brief scene from Friday Night Lights that brought me to tears) (4)
• 21: Family and football rule all (12)
• 16: Wisdom from James McBride and Maria Semple (6)
• 11: Two important messages (6)
• 09: FANGIRL by Rainbow Rowell (4)
• 04: Pursuing dreams (6)
• 01: Stuff worth reading (7)

September 2013

• 27: My father, the architect (16)
• 25: Chihuly in photos (5)
• 23: Author-friends and the Panama Hotel (6)
• 17: Seattle in photos (8)
• 13: Taylor and Katy (and me?) (8)
• 10: The story behind “Misting” (13)
• 08: Horses at dusk (8)
• 04: August in photos (8)

August 2013

• 27: Blind spots (6)
• 22: Routine (13)
• 20: Stuff worth reading (2)
• 14: June and July in photos (6)
• 12: OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout (5)
• 07: Your memories of summer reading (7)
• 05: Anchoring (5)
• 01: Photos from Botswana (part 2) (6)

July 2013

• 29: Tales from Botswana (sort of): Livingstone, Zambia (8)
• 23: Botswana is (2)
• 19: Tales from Botswana: Life vs. survival (11)
• 16: Tales from Botswana: The kill (9)
• 13: Photos from Botswana (part 1) (6)
• 08: Tales from Botswana: Daily life (on a mobile safari) (10)
• 01: Tales from Botswana: A side note (6)

June 2013

• 27: Tales from Botswana: An introduction (9)
• 20: Stuff worth reading
• 17: Summer reading (4)
• 12: A day for Loving (12)
• 08: Why delay? (7)
• 05: Water (8)
• 03: May in photos (6)

May 2013

• 31: Stuff worth reading (3)
• 28: Must-watch for creatives (4)
• 26: These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise (2)
• 21: You can’t have it all, but… (8)
• 11: The almost-proposals (9)
• 06: An engaging weekend (25)
• 03: April in photos (8)

April 2013

• 30: Recent thoughts on journalism, part 3 (6)
• 25: Markup (13)
• 22: What to find on the page (7)
• 12: Recent thoughts on journalism, part 2 (7)
• 10: Recent thoughts on journalism, part 1 (11)
• 04: March in photos (5)
• 02: Tweet treats (7)

March 2013

• 20: Stuff worth reading (9)
• 18: Of monsters and men in Steubenville (13)
• 12: February in photos (7)
• 09: Los últimos (the last of the Spain sketches) (6)
• 06: Meant to write, or not meant to write? That isn’t really the question (16)

February 2013

• 27: Social media cleansing (9)
• 24: Paris in photos (15)
• 18: Why our 20s (the “New Adult” years) matter (10)
• 14: Stuff worth reading: Valentine’s edition (5)
• 12: Gran Teatre del Liceu (3)
• 07: Over-thinking doesn’t work (11)
• 04: Super Bowl XLVII: Post-game analysis (of the non-sports variety) (12)
• 01: January in photos (6)

January 2013

• 28: “Things will be different when…” (16)
• 24: Stuff worth reading (1)
• 22: Dos gatos (6)
• 18: One night with a cheetah (13)
• 15: Insta-hooked (13)
• 12: TV Talk: My ABC shows (2)
• 10: Quick addendum to my New Year’s thoughts (5)
• 08: The problem with “no means no” (14)
• 05: Reflecting on resolutions (9)
• 03: Plaça de Catalunya (2)
• 01: December in photos (7)

December 2012

• 30: My favorite books of 2012 (15)
• 25: Another “mini-post sampler” (6)
• 20: Barceloneta (2)
• 18: Memory and memorial (4)
• 14: All the more frightening (7)
• 11: Pursuing one’s dreams publicly vs. privately (15)
• 07: Let things pass (4)
• 04: 30 days, 30 tweets: wisdom for writers (9)
• 01: November in photos (14)

November 2012

• 29: A few disjointed items (5)
• 27: Bernabeu (4)
• 25: Excerpt from a letter to my friend Angie (5)
• 21: A birthday poem (10)
• 14: We all we got (10)
• 12: In the sky with diamonds (5)
• 10: TV Talk: Across miles and timezones (4)
• 08: Wireless, freedom, priorities, choices (9)
• 06: Soul-searching and sketches (5)

October 2012

• 31: Spain, then and now (15)
• 29: Sticks and stones (5)
• 18: How to be a “willpower machine” (part 2) (2)
• 16: How to be a “willpower machine” (part 1) (9)
• 11: TV Talk: “You’re my person” (or: The real love story of Grey’s Anatomy) (10)
• 09: Updates (13)
• 07: Stuff worth reading (7)
• 05: 5 years (9)
• 02: TV Talk: Character (2)
• 01: Let’s talk television (12)

September 2012

• 29: A conversation about this mountain I’m we’re on (13)
• 27: Lost in translation (8)
• 24: What writers can learn from FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (9)
• 21: As summer comes to a close… (10)
• 19: Stuff worth reading (5)
• 17: On timelines and “I don’t know” (14)
• 11: The other side of Sept 11 (9)
• 08: Ann Arbor (5)
• 06: Privilege, guilt, and the right to pursue our dreams (15)
• 04: Once a child (8)

August 2012

• 30: Your work is a gift (8)
• 28: PS (5)
• 28: Ebb and flow (12)
• 26: Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal (2)
• 24: Certain evil paragraphs (5)
• 22: Writerly Wednesday (5)
• 19: August giveaway (7)
• 16: A tiny beautiful dream (11)
• 13: A few delightful things (4)
• 08: Writerly Wednesday: Olympics edition (7)
• 05: A note about the finale of Lipstick Jungle and being “incidentally Asian” (7)
• 02: Lipstick Jungle (5)

July 2012

• 31: Nina (9)
• 28: On parents in young people’s literature (15)
• 25: A few must-reads (10)
• 23: Sing it, Cincinnati (13)
• 21: Empire Records (7)
• 18: Fixing my swing (Self-awareness part 2) (8)
• 16: My dog as a mirror (Self-awareness part 1) (7)
• 13: Being Elmo (4)
• 11: Down in Texas (6)
• 09: Foggy mirrors (14)
• 05: Magic Mike (6)
• 03: Another one bites the dust (leading to a declaration of refocus) (13)

June 2012

• 29: On neighborliness (11)
• 26: Tweet treats (10)
• 20: Writerly Wednesday (9)
• 18: Hipster Hills (14)
• 14: What I’ve been up to (15)
• 11: SILVER SPARROW by Tayari Jones (5)
• 07: A better way to fill the quiet (Or: Embracing boredom) (13)
• 04: What guys want (15)

May 2012

• 30: A certain fire (8)
• 27: How I know (14)
• 23: Writerly Wednesday (9)
• 21: A busy weekend (15)
• 17: Progress (12)
• 14: In defense of the Plain Janes and Mary Sues (23)
• 09: A friend’s request (16)
• 06: Keep getting better (11)
• 03: Confession: I really like Girls (17)
• 01: Writerly Tuesday (11)

April 2012

• 28: The next (8)
• 25: I’m becoming that dog lady (16)
• 23: The pesky problem of reader assumptions (12)
• 21: What it takes (5)
• 18: The controversial story behind my boyfriend’s book (9)
• 16: Don’t ask about the pineapple (18)
• 11: Writerly Wednesday (11)
• 09: More from THE PARIS WIFE (7)
• 03: Story, message, and chemistry: my (spoiler-free) thoughts on the Hunger Games movie (13)
• 01: Photoshop fun (12)

March 2012

• 30: Scenes from my aunt’s house (8)
• 28: Hobbledy hobbledy (17)
• 20: THE PARIS WIFE by Paula McLain (15)
• 16: “Spring Break” in San Francisco (17)
• 14: Dear Makers of Things That Smell Good To Dogs Even Though Dogs Really Should Not Eat Them (13)
• 12: HALF THE SKY and a call to action (6)
• 08: Writerly Wurdsday (6)
• 05: The grass is always greener (11)
• 01: Streetvibes (17)

February 2012

• 28: Blogging like Austen and Shakespeare (13)
• 26: Study buddy (7)
• 22: A few thoughts on #Linsanity and racism (31)
• 20: Sampler (10)
• 16: Writerly Thursday (5)
• 14: May the force (of love) be with you (15)
• 12: Further introspection on juggling and life (7)
• 09: Bearing the hard parts of life (9)
• 07: Last thoughts on Indy (and traveling alone) (8)
• 02: Indianapolis and faucets (17)

January 2012

• 30: Flashback to autumn (9)
• 27: Swedish Fish, Finnish book (20)
• 24: My days, as of late (19)
• 18: Beautiful advice (8)
• 15: Weekend updates (10)
• 11: Writerly Wednesday (14)
• 05: Learning to think before I speak (15)
• 03: Crazy brown sludge (13)

December 2011

• 31: A tale of two Christmases (7)
• 27: My favorite books of 2011 (13)
• 24: Spread the holiday cheer (4)
• 21: Writerly Wednesday (6)
• 16: Scenes from a dorm (8)
• 12: The best gift you can give a writer (17)
• 07: Why even “low brow” art matters (12)
• 05: Gobbling up Houston (11)
• 01: BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER by Amy Chua (16)

November 2011

• 30: The Book Job (4)
• 28: One tiny star (21)
• 21: A letter to myself on my 26th birthday (27)
• 17: How the YA blogosphere made my day (and crashed my website) (12)
• 14: A reminder about what really matters (46)
• 11: A sweet celebration (in honor of Veterans Day) (13)
• 09: Writerly Wednesday (5)
• 07: The Great Pricing Adventure (12)
• 03: NaNo? Nah, no(t for me) (17)

October 2011

• 31: DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE by Laini Taylor (12)
• 27: A night under the stars (13)
• 25: Learning from Dennis Lehane (11)
• 23: On "selling" like hotcakes (28)
• 20: Why I write (10)
• 19: New Adult redux (13)
• 16: Charming Charleston (part 2) (14)
• 12: A few goals (15)
• 10: Charming Charleston (part 1) (16)
• 05: A birthday, a handshake, and an inspiring friend (7)
• 03: Just call me Geller (19)

September 2011

• 29: Two quick things before I go walk my dog (3)
• 27: BOSSYPANTS by Tina Fey (11)
• 22: The immortality of words on the internet (19)
• 20: September giveaway (8)
• 16: A funny thought (9)
• 13: Scraping the sky (10)
• 11: Before and After and scars (12)
• 08: Confession from a former literary snob (6)
• 06: Bad girl (12)
• 01: Writerly links for Labor Day (13)

August 2011

• 30: "Getting out" without going anywhere (9)
• 26: Six years (ish) (26)
• 24: Honkytonkin' (13)
• 22: In the round (17)
• 16: Give and take — a post about feedback (16)
• 13: I think I'm addicted… (21)
• 10: Or else he's invisible (2)
• 09: Things I'm loving (19)
• 06: Let sleeping dogs lie (12)
• 03: Dog days (14)
• 01: Giveaway winners, plus authors galore! (9)

July 2011

• 29: FINISHED! (Sort of…) (23)
• 27: Writerly Wednesday (8)
• 24: On death and closure (or lack thereof) (11)
• 21: July giveaway (15)
• 18: Crunch time (29)
• 13: Wizards, soccer, and writing, oh my! (9)
• 11: Pressure makes us (15)
• 05: Just keep swimming (33)
• 01: Giveaway winners, ebook pricing, and parentheses (14)

June 2011

• 29: Linky Wednesday (10)
• 27: My weekend in haiku (15)
• 23: Inspired by Jose Antonio Vargas (14)
• 20: June giveaway (11)
• 16: Writerly Thursday (8)
• 13: The perfection problem (20)
• 08: My life with the X-Men (14)
• 06: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself (14)
• 03: Love in the air (19)

May 2011

• 31: A THREAD OF SKY by Deanna Fei (9)
• 26: THE YACOUBIAN BUILDING by Alaa Al Aswany (8)
• 24: May giveaway (10)
• 20: What I’ve been up to (16)
• 16: Linky Monday (14)
• 11: A discussion of value (21)
• 09: Book to movie x 3 (17)
• 04: In defense of "chick lit" (22)
• 02: History (21)

April 2011

• 29: Recapturing my zen place (9)
• 26: THE JOY OF DOING THINGS BADLY by Veronica Chambers (9)
• 22: Who I write for (12)
• 20: Writerly Wednesday (8)
• 17: SOMETHING BORROWED by Emily Giffin (25)
• 13: My humble contribution to Japan (13)
• 11: Introducing my crit partners and "We Heart YA" (12)
• 06: Lazy (26)
• 01: Home alone (15)

March 2011

• 29: Self-motivated (12)
• 25: La gente (Galapagos part 3) (19)
• 23: La tierra (Galapagos part 2) (14)
• 21: El mar (Galapagos part 1) (18)
• 17: Free books and vampires (15)
• 15: Insert obligatory booby joke here (16)
• 08: Postcard of sorts (8)
• 06: Archipiélago de Colón (9)
• 03: PSA on shiny-new-idea-itis (17)
• 01: Progress report (12)

February 2011

• 26: Things I forgot about Houston (8)
• 23: Do you Like me, do you really Like me? (15)
• 21: How to train your Dragon (15)
• 17: Writerly Thursday (14)
• 15: Pleasure is (14)
• 11: How a robot and Cincinnati's Hottest Bachelor taught me that anything is possible (13)
• 08: Happy things (13)
• 05: Last days (20)
• 03: Shedding (8)
• 01: Heart flutter (12)

January 2011

• 26: Writerly Wednesday (11)
• 22: Tiger mother vs. my mother (22)
• 19: Two notes (10)
• 17: A few thoughts on reviews (12)
• 12: Digesting (13)
• 07: All in (34)
• 06: Explanation to follow (5)
• 03: The requisite resolution (14)

December 2010

• 27: My favorite books of 2010 (13)
• 25: Merry xmas (8)
• 21: Words vs. story (12)
• 17: Foiled (for my own good) (15)
• 15: Writerly Wednesday (8)
• 10: Memories of another time (5)
• 06: Musical motivation (13)
• 01: Holiday special (25)

November 2010

• 29: Quick holiday recap (12)
• 25: My 2010 Turkey Day list (12)
• 22: 25 (19)
• 17: Writerly Wednesday (12)
• 15: Someday (18)
• 10: Writerly Wednesday (11)
• 08: Michigan (14)
• 03: Social media dilemma (21)
• 01: National Crazy People Month (21)

October 2010

• 27: 3 keys to storytelling (17)
• 25: Preserved in pictures (10)
• 22: Only in Chinatown (12)
• 20: Writer's high (17)
• 18: Fun stuff (11)
• 15: Gratitude (23)
• 13: Writerly Wednesday (12)
• 11: Milestones & celebrations (15)
• 08: Right here, right now (15)
• 06: Letter from a disgruntled pup (13)
• 04: Dancing to the top (16)

September 2010

• 29: Bite your tongue (13)
• 27: Watch and learn (13)
• 22: The "blogosphere" problem (17)
• 20: Glug glug glug (cruise recap, part 3) (12)
• 17: Viva Mexico (cruise recap, part 2) (16)
• 15: Setting sail (cruise recap, part 1) (15)
• 13: I'm ba-aaack (10)
• 10: The (de)evolution of a writer (18)
• 09: Why I Write YA (11)
• 08: Writing superpowers (10)
• 07: A novelist attempts to write a fairytale (12)
• 06: Call me silly (14)
• 03: Bon voyage (11)
• 01: Writerly Wednesday (13)

August 2010

• 30: Chronically optimistic (14)
• 27: Mockingjay thoughts (no spoilers) (12)
• 25: Writerly Wednesday (12)
• 23: Not a rant (24)
• 20: Game, set, match (10)
• 18: Writerly Wednesday: Food for thought (14)
• 16: Free master courses in writing (14)
• 13: Typical Friday (7)
• 11: A new journey (27)
• 09: Fun in the sun (15)
• 04: Writerly Wednesday (9)
• 02: Monday miscellany (24)

July 2010

• 30: Scenes from three simultaneous worlds (17)
• 28: Writerly Wednesday (YA writer edition) (7)
• 26: How fiction breaks us out of walls (11)
• 23: Good tidings (8)
• 21: Follow through (19)
• 19: Dreams (22)
• 16: Smile (13)
• 14: Writerly Wednesday (10)
• 12: My fridge, on writing and life (30)
• 09: Stumble (29)
• 07: Writerly Wednesday (12)
• 05: Colorado (Day 4 of 4) (16)
• 02: Embracing my inner turtle (14)

June 2010

• 30: Colorado (Day 3 of 4) (13)
• 28: Oh, Monday (19)
• 25: Recommended reading (17)
• 23: Colorado (Day 2 of 4) (14)
• 21: What’s been going on (15)
• 18: Colorado (Day 1 of 4) (21)
• 16: First thing’s first (21)
• 15: Today is somebody's birthday… (13)
• 11: Scenes from a childhood (23)
• 09: Meet Milo (17)
• 07: I’m still holding on (9)
• 04: Listening to the logic (20)
• 02: My dirty secrets exposed (13)
• 01: Vacation’s over (18)

May 2010

• 28: Internal juggle (16)
• 26: Writerly Wednesday (9)
• 24: Transformation (without the evil sea witch, or the awesome singing voice) (23)
• 21: Me versus me (15)
• 19: Writerly things (17)
• 17: Loosely connected (19)
• 14: 2 is better than 1, but what about 3? (23)
• 12: C'est la vie (7)
• 10: Scenes from a weekend (16)
• 07: It doesn't have to be what it is (10)
• 05: Dog days of summer (21)
• 03: Read-search (26)

April 2010

• 30: A few notes (14)
• 28: A few fictional Asians (10)
• 26: "Maybe" never sounded so good (24)
• 22: On the radio (33)
• 20: Scenes from a weekend (17)
• 16: Author Interview: Todd Newton, Part 2 (25)
• 14: Author Interview: Todd Newton, Part 1 (22)
• 12: A little break from me (15)
• 09: Friday is for smiling (18)
• 07: Get ya head in the game (16)
• 05: Barcelona sunrise (16)
• 02: This whole crazy writing thing (16)

March 2010

• 31: Check your Wanting (9)
• 29: Fake it till you make it (21)
• 26: Recklessly optimistic (16)
• 22: Feeling human after all (19)
• 19: The end of publishing? Think again. (19)
• 17: Leprechauns, yetis, and puppies, oh my! (13)
• 15: Where the "magic" happens (18)
• 12: Hair grows back and fiction isn’t real, so take some chances! (23)
• 10: The sun will come out tomorrow today (13)
• 08: Why Sandra Bullock gives me hope (16)
• 05: Unfortunately, blogs don’t count towards daily word quotas (20)
• 02: On laughing, and doing things backward (22)

February 2010

• 28: So. Yeah. About that. (17)
• 26: A little something different (12)
• 24: Links & opportunities (13)
• 22: This just in (30)
• 19: Optimistic by nature (15)
• 17: Progress! (14)
• 15: In it for the long haul (20)
• 12: Getting lost in a good book (28)
• 10: Why write (21)
• 08: Happiness is… (18)
• 05: The wordy nerdy halfie chameleon (6)
• 03: Whas happenin’ (22)
• 01: Loving, and writing, in spite of rejection (9)

January 2010

• 29: Snippets: Get it? (18)
• 27: I can has world? (27)
• 25: All part of the process (23)
• 21: The gods must be crazy (33)
• 19: Accidental drive to Mexico (19)
• 17: Working and waiting for dreams (3)
• 15: Living life without a safety net (23)
• 13: Letting myself be silly (10)
• 11: Write it simple, write it true (22)
• 07: Word math (20)
• 05: They’re dynamic, and they’re a duo, but they don’t do spandex (11)
• 03: Writing transforms (12)
• 01: 3… 2… 1… (5)

December 2009

• 31: I’ll show you mine if you show me yours… (8)
• 29: The lull (7)
• 24: Keep the cookies, I’ll take the puppy (7)
• 22: Public service announcement (10)
• 20: A for effort? (16)
• 18: Borrowed words (9)
• 15: All shapes & sizes (11)
• 13: Bride and Bulgogi both start with B… (14)
• 10: Hard work jeans and a swift kick in the butt (14)
• 08: Gems (12)
• 06: I’ll always miss Gambier, Ohio (9)
• 04: "Literature," Twilight, and everything in between (25)
• 02: Take a trip (in photos) (12)

November 2009

• 28: Fiction: "more true than real life" (20)
• 26: My 2009 Turkey Day list (10)
• 23: Rachel Is (9)
• 20: Lamest post of lameness ever (11)
• 18: Frustration vs. discouragement (14)
• 16: New Twenty-Somewhere episode + links! (11)
• 13: A random thought about love (hearts and keys) (14)
• 10: Say no to life, yes to crap! … Wait, what?? (16)
• 08: Dear agents/editors: find me, love me, sign me! (12)
• 05: Quotes and links for the writerly minded (9)
• 03: Overwhelmed, underfocused (11)
• 01: National Crazy Month (11)

October 2009

• 28: A bit of Ireland (leprechauns not included) (21)
• 24: Telegram from overseas (5)
• 22: A big plunge (no, not the toilet kind) (8)
• 20: Like crack, but better (9)
• 18: Books by the Banks (9)
• 16: What you can do for the blogger you love (24)
• 14: Beautiful North Carolina (no Photoshopping required) (9)
• 09: Really freaking good stories (8)
• 07: "You were supposed to do years of this. I could barely handle it for two hours." (7)
• 05: My little guy's not so little anymore (10)
• 02: Attention all artists! (5)

September 2009

• 30: Grossy gross gross (12)
• 29: Right now, everything feels like tomorrow (8)
• 28: Two years (and a few months) resolution (20)
• 26: A powerful woman, a passionate woman, a writer (8)
• 25: 2 days and 2 redesigns later… (8)
• 23: Yay or nay? (16)
• 21: Oops baby (11)
• 18: Words from a role model (7)
• 15: Busy bee (5)
• 12: Weekend in the CT (3)
• 11: What’s YA? (5)
• 09: Reunited and it feels so good (11)
• 07: Labor Day not so laborious (14)
• 03: The things we do to pay the bills (8)
• 01: Remember what you want (10)

August 2009

• 29: Solitude on a Saturday night (11)
• 28: Things I did today yesterday (5)
• 26: Terminal stories (9)
• 25: Quick note: Thanks, Novelicious! (3)
• 22: Fickle? Me? Nooo… (9)
• 21: Loving the worst thing in the world (3)
• 19: Better acquainted with midnight (5)
• 18: 10K (10)
• 17: Still easing in to this thing called life (10)
• 15: My little walrus (7)
• 14: Who says you can’t go home? (2)
• 11: All I care about is telling a good story (7)
• 10: You don’t need to go to another planet to discover people who are utterly alien (6)
• 07: On hearing voices (10)
• 06: Yay and BOO
• 05: Hump day for sure (7)
• 03: Everyone needs an Albert (6)
• 02: Here goes nothing… (11)

July 2009

• 30: Not exactly news (6)
• 28: Speaking of Amazon… (4)
• 24: This Woman’s Work (11)
• 23: This week’s links (3)
• 20: My first writing award (12)
• 16: Why not? (Giving things a shot) (3)
• 15: How I spent my Sunday (5)
• 10: I has been lazy (3)
• 08: Zombies are the new vampires (9)
• 02: Memories (5)
• 01: Kenyon Review review (part 2) (4)

June 2009

• 30: Kenyon Review review (part 1) (4)
• 25: What Kobe Bryant can teach you about writing (8)
• 24: Kenyon Review Writers Workshop update (4)
• 23: Meditations on Being Asian (16)
• 22: The Artist’s Conundrum (15)
• 18: Getting it together (5)
• 16: Forgiveness (2)
• 15: Family Guy explains: real writers must be seen (5)
• 12: Link Love Friday (4)
• 11: The wisdom of Andre Dubus III (1)
• 08: Hobby before, genius after (4)
• 05: Change of plans (1)
• 03: More spice, more juice (5)
• 01: How NOT to Become a Professional Author (#1) (11)

May 2009

• 31: Snippets: Booze? (1)
• 27: Our New Orleans trip in photos (17)
• 22: Feeling goofy on a Friday afternoon (4)
• 21: Love is (3)
• 17: Anticipating accomplishment (3)
• 14: A little whimsy (1)
• 13: Excess analysis (1)
• 11: Hiiiii, Dooce fans/foes! (11)
• 07: Your beauty is strange, and I was proud to discover it (9)
• 04: Marathon (8)

April 2009

• 27: The inside looking out (5)
• 24: See you in Spain (9)
• 23: My trip home (in photos) (7)
• 21: Whoops! We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming… (3)
• 15: A big thank you to my team (15)
• 12: Happy Easter! (9)
• 10: Good Friday (4)
• 07: Weird… but okay (3)
• 06: I'm a bad cook, but this is a good analogy (5)
• 04: The joy of imperfection (10)
• 03: Stick, Spring! Spring stick! (8)
• 02: They make it seem so fun…

March 2009

• 31: What type are you? (8)
• 30: Get out of jail "free" (3)
• 28: The only thing missing (2)
• 24: The best writing (10)
• 23: Technology overload (7)
• 21: Writable (6)
• 18: Morning mumbled (4)
• 17: OMFG! Please vote for rate me! (14)
• 14: Little devils (4)
• 13: BEWARE OF DOG (3)
• 12: Learn to love the fool in me (2)
• 07: His new trick (10)
• 06: What if? (8)
• 05: Conversing, connecting, or both (8)
• 04: Perhaps reading helped me heal? (3)
• 02: Good Bad Ugly: WTF edition (12)

February 2009

• 27: Foto Friday: Jersey Boys and dinosaurs in Chicago (8)
• 26: How Twilight is kind of like porn (11)
• 25: Personal evolution — are you doing it? (5)
• 20: Foto Friday: Red (3)
• 19: Good Bad Ugly: Link/List edition (10)
• 18: To protect others, not myself (8)
• 13: Foto Friday: I'm meeelting! (13)
• 12: Childhood dreams (15)
• 11: Toni Morrison's take on writing (3)
• 06: Foto Friday: The extraordinary story of a woman and her coyote (10)
• 05: Ordinary vs. extraordinary (15)
• 04: Banish the word amateur, and give yourself insomnia (3)
• 02: Are you that somebody? (9)

January 2009

• 31: Snippets: So he thinks he can dance (5)
• 30: Foto Friday: Faux-laroids (12)
• 29: Good, Bad, Ugly: Mini blizzard edition (3)
• 28: For a Texan, I kicked ass (15)
• 27: Light miscellany (13)
• 25: Manga me! (17)
• 23: Foto Friday: Up on the rooftop (15)
• 22: Live-blogging the future of the novel (5)
• 20: Tuesday is the new Monday (5)
• 16: Foto Friday: Winter games (13)
• 15: What's in a name? (21)
• 14: Shut up! (and other writing advice) (5)
• 13: Snippets: When you run out of Pantene and Olay… (6)
• 11: Save this puppy (Riley’s sister!) (13)
• 10: Couldn't have said it better myself (5)
• 09: Foto Friday: China Design Now (11)
• 08: Cartoonist Jimmy Margulies on being creative (8)
• 07: Snippets: We’re so romantic (11)
• 06: A little humor (9)
• 03: Dave Eggers: Genius, and pirate? (9)
• 02: Foto Friday: Jewel-tone skies to end 2008 (10)
• 01: We’re gonna party like it’s two-oh-oh-oh-nine! (9)

December 2008

• 26: Foto Friday: Seasons greetings (7)
• 25: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Xmas edition (5)
• 24: What I want for Christmas (6)
• 23: ‘Tis the season to be giving (2)
• 22: Thank you, Pittsburgh airport (4)
• 20: My head is spinning (3)
• 19: Foto Friday: A nerd in all her glory (11)
• 18: A different kind of food for thought (10)
• 17: My brain is mush, so let’s peek into other people’s…
• 16: Just you and I defying gravity (9)
• 14: So true, so sad (4)
• 13: Worst. Sleep. Ever. (6)
• 12: Foto Friday: Wedding mania (9)
• 11: To pack or to purge, that is the question (16)
• 10: Dream big, work harder (9)
• 09: Confessions of a desperate idiot (15)
• 07: Random Question #9920b (14)
• 06: The only thing that sucks about weekends
• 05: Foto Friday: Santiago Calatrava (13)
• 04: Did someone order a pep talk? (7)
• 03: Does he have my number or what? (7)
• 02: Thanksgiving weekend recap (6)

November 2008

• 28: Foto Friday: Meet Gatsby (9)
• 27: Make like a turkey and GOBBLE GOBBLE
• 26: Dreams and growth (2)
• 25: MY LIFE IN A NUTSHELL (5)
• 23: I’m in love… (11)
• 21: Happy birthday to me! Congratulations to… (7)
• 20: Mad Libs Contest Giveaway Thingie (20)
• 19: Immune system? Not so much (12)
• 18: Quick administrative note
• 18: Questions brought on by Crazyhorse (5)
• 16: Paying it forward (8)
• 14: Foto Friday: Valencia (3)
• 13: Note to self: BREATHE (7)
• 13: After this chat, I went to Wendy's for lunch (5)
• 12: Writing with style, aka Why Kurt Vonnegut rocks
• 09: Not the brightest bulb in the box… (2)
• 08: The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (5)
• 07: Foto Friday: The OTHER child (6)
• 06: The literary community reacts (3)
• 05: Waking up to a new day, a new world view (3)
• 05: Random Question #183 (4)
• 03: Speak now, or forever hold your peace

October 2008

• 31: Foto Friday: A little person (10)
• 29: Cold and Christmas-y in Houston (4)
• 28: Quit writing and tell me a story (5)
• 26: Such an unfortunate truth (4)
• 24: Foto Friday: Before & After – The Bed (5)
• 23: Random Question #8392 (3)
• 22: It’s not just the eyes, it’s the whole puppy dog face! (4)
• 22: GRR, ARGH (7)
• 17: Foto Friday: My little Chuck-in-training (6)
• 16: Maybe I’ll try a nonfiction zombie Western romance instead… (2)
• 15: A little less than coherent (7)
• 14: Search engines ought to have a field day with this post… (4)
• 10: Foto Friday: Fall photography (6)
• 09: Grab bag (4)
• 07: When you come to the end, you are really just beginning (5)
• 05: Happy birthday, little guy (10)
• 03: Foto Friday: Does anyone know… (5)
• 02: Parallels (6)

September 2008

• 30: Simplicity strikes (10)
• 26: Disney Recap: Day 5 – THE END (3)
• 25: Disney Recap: Day 4 – Animal Kingdom and the Boardwalk (5)
• 24: IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL ASPIRING WRITERS (7)
• 24: Evil Internet, and my new Writing Nook (4)
• 20: A literary evening with Lisa See (6)
• 19: Foto Friday: Apple (2)
• 18: Disney Recap: Day 3 – Epcot and Downtown Disney (12)
• 17: Amy Tan on why she writes (1)
• 14: Also yay to… (3)
• 14: Oooooooookay… (2)
• 13: Ike update (8)
• 13: Thoughts on Ike (2)
• 12: Disney Recap: Day 2 – Magic Kingdom (6)
• 12: Must see
• 11: "We like Ike"?? (4)
• 10: Disney Recap: Day 1 – Hollywood Studios (5)
• 08: We’re baaack! (3)
• 02: What do you hear? (2)

August 2008

• 31: Can I just say, omg wtf? (1)
• 29: Foto Friday: A small request from the little guy (3)
• 28: A child of America as well (1)
• 27: Pages and pages (8)
• 26: Memento. Saw. Just. (2)
• 26: Zadie Smith: Fierce, flawless (1)
• 25: What six years could look like (2)
• 23: Foto Friday: Endurance is NOT my middle name (2)
• 19: Good to know (6)
• 18: Can you See the Asian-ness? (4)
• 15: Foto Fridays: One man’s trash… (8)
• 14: A real life happy ending
• 14: The process
• 12: Quick update (7)
• 12: Michael Griffith and JCO (we’re tight like that) (2)
• 11: Well aware I have a ways to go…
• 10: Foto Friday: Great American Fireworks
• 07: On time travel, and being selfish (2)
• 06: Wow, talk about snowballing…
• 05: Robert Olen Butler (5)
• 04: John August tells it like it is (4)
• 04: LOL Sinfest (3)
• 02: On unfortunate events, and revision
• 01: Foto Friday: A sequel of sorts (5)

July 2008

• 31: (quote)
• 30: So much reading about writing that you might start to hate me (3)
• 29: "That well-known passage" (3)
• 29: Finding our voice (3)
• 28: For the record (3)
• 27: Even more reading about writing (4)
• 26: More reading about writing
• 25: Foto Friday: The Riley Show (6)
• 23: SO. ME. (5)
• 22: Capture Cincinnati
• 21: Reading about writing (2)
• 20: I have a Ph.D in Horribleness (2)
• 19: Foto Friday: How to Make Bubble Tea (4)
• 17: Blog much? (3)
• 15: Wait, what was I saying? (4)
• 13: How come my thoughts aren’t this poetic and eloquent? (1)
• 11: Foto Friday: Without saying a word (2)
• 10: Just a little R&R (3)
• 09: Hannah Montana should write a song about this (4)
• 06: Foto Friday: Um, and by Friday, I really mean Sunday? (2)
• 03: (quote) (2)
• 01: Another month, another masthead (2)

June 2008

• 30: Writing (and blogging) with soul (5)
• 27: Foto Friday: WALL-E! (2)
• 25: PS
• 25: Enough already (2)
• 25: Truer words were never spoken
• 23: Confession of a weak moment (14)
• 22: Letting go (1)
• 20: Foto Friday: Clarence Junior! (2)
• 20: Little bunny foo foo
• 18: Quickie (more to come) (no pun intended…) (2)
• 17: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (4)
• 15: An almost correction (2)
• 15: To the two most important men in my life
• 13: Foto Friday: Homearama (4)
• 12: I know it might be wrong, but…
• 11: Andy would love the analogy (1)
• 10: Scrambled eggs thoughts (4)
• 07: (quote)
• 06: Foto Friday: Contemplation (2)
• 05: Unsent letter #5567 (5)
• 03: Fyi (7)

May 2008

• 31: Foto Friday: Oldies but goodies (6)
• 31: WSJ: "What Happened to Ricky"
• 30: Wishing on a star (2)
• 29: I am grass (2)
• 29: (quote)
• 28: On parental support (2)
• 27: Being Batman (5)
• 24: Foto Friday: And would you look at that hair? (3)
• 22: A comparison (2)
• 21: Now what? (5)
• 20: Although I do wish there was bubble tea… (11)
• 17: Also, a bicyclist who saw us said, "Panda!"
• 16: Foto Friday: Change (4)
• 14: The SUN Magazine (2)
• 13: AURGH! (4)
• 13: My Flickr account misses me… (4)
• 11: Here today, gone tomorrow (7)
• 09: Foto Friday: MOUSE 25¢
• 08: (quote) (2)
• 06: (And eighteen cents!) (2)
• 06: Manic Monday (3)
• 04: This is better (2)
• 04: (quote) (2)
• 03: Unsent letter #23891
• 02: Maybe I should go to China to write…
• 02: Foto Friday: The Secret Spaghetti Society (3)
• 02: Into the ocean (5)

April 2008

• 29: Breaking news! (2)
• 29: (quote) (2)
• 28: The thing about things (3)
• 26: Victory (2)
• 26: Foto Friday: Allergens (2)
• 25: Unsent letter #80524
• 23: Quote of the day
• 23: I is not a cop-out (6)
• 22: Party pooper (1)
• 21: Some days the evil wolf gets fed
• 19: Foto Friday: Paging Dr. Hoffman (5)
• 17: How sad am I? (4)
• 16: (quote)
• 13: The writer and the author (9)
• 11: “Writuals” (3)
• 10: More on Dooce (again, not a stalker)
• 09: More on Junot (I swear I’m not a stalker…) (4)
• 07: Dude. Wow. (2)
• 06: One of these things is not like the other… (4)
• 03: Dooced
• 02: GOT ME! (6)

March 2008

• 30: Missing my little guy (4)
• 25: Common faults in short stories
• 19: Win some, lose some, then get a puppy kiss (3)
• 14: Uh oh spaghetti-oh (1)
• 13: Keeping it real (2)
• 08: Lots of reading (1)
• 05: Seize the… night? (5)

February 2008

• 24: Guess what this quote means about my writing (1)
• 16: Humor: the opposite of me (2)
• 10: (quote)
• 02: The four obstacles (2)

January 2008

• 19: Do not pass Go, do not collect $200!
• 12: The rules
• 06: The wisdom of Gwen Stefani
• 04: (random thought)
• 01: The End (1)

December 2007

• 25: A writer’s community
• 21: On ON WRITING