With less than two months to go until Outsmarting Time’s book birthday, I’m pleased to announce that my novel is now available for Kindle pre-order on Amazon.com! At only $0.99, it’s a steal! And you can still order the paperback when it’s available in May. The full cover reveal is …
It’s 7:49 in the morning. I am making my son’s favorite oatmeal—bananas & cream, using milk instead of water and with extra quick oats added in—and, as I hand it to him, he slumps down in his seat. Sour-faced, he grunts and reaches out a hand to slap the bowl …
Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 (Two Months Later) So, there you have it. Little girl sees a dramatic cereal box injustice, speaks up, and things change. Important things, like getting female names and pronounces attached to anthropomorphized pieces of breakfast cereal. I’ll post an update if the girltastic cinnamoji-graced …
It’s time for my very first cover reveal! Get ready, people. I’ve designed a bunch of covers in the past, including this author’s debut novel, but a cover reveal here on my blog is brand spanking new. And, lucky you, you’re here for it. xo Author Kelley Rose Waller came …
Fine, if I must be specific, my name is going to Mars. Thanks to a hilarious, useless, and completely awesome program—Send my Name to Mars—a microchip containing submitted names will travel to the Red Planet on the Mars2020 rover next year. You don’t have to explain that to me twice! …
Unlike the giant, arrogant statue of ancient Greece, Ours is a powerful woman holding a torch with a flame made of lightning.Her name is the Mother of Refugees, Mother of Outcasts.With her guiding light, she welcomes the world.With her compassionate eyes, she commands all she sees.“We don’t need the glory …
My daughter E and I read The Wild Robot by Peter Brown last year, and she’s been asking to read the sequel—The Wild Robot Escapes—ever since. For her eighth birthday, I made sure to have a copy delivered in time. So in time, in fact, that I accidentally double-clicked the …
NASA recently announced their name for the new program for our projected 2024 return to the moon, and it is perfect—Artemis. In Greek mythology, Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the moon, which is more than a small tip-of-the-hat at the Apollo program of the 1960s …
TW: mention of slavery and Christianity, and also some potentially offensive posters. Today is Juneteenth, a commemoration of the official end of slavery in the United States that I didn’t know existed until four years ago. Here’s a quick history of Juneteenth: On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger came to …
Curiosity is the most adorable ginormous robot on two planets. Look at its happy little face! (Source) I know it’s not actually the size of a corgi like Wall•E (though I’ll always picture it that way, to be honest). The size of a Kia Sorento or not, Curiosity is adorable, …
