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September 16, 2016

Chatting With Lexi: Knock First

It’s nice to be a fly on the wall here sometimes, because I can hear the most interesting things. This morning, for example, the girls are getting ready for school, which is usually an individual experience, with one zigging while the other one zags. But this morning they were in the bathroom at the same … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: Knock First

August 29, 2016

Chatting With Lexi: The Scales

We were driving in the car tonight, on our way to the zoo, when, as often happens when she’s not using her iPad, Lexi asked me about where the animals go in winter. I thought about it, realized I had no answer, and basically said the zoo people know how to handle the situation. She … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: The Scales

July 17, 2016

Chatting With Lexi: On Boys

Boys are fickle creatures. Some are intent on being masculine. Others are really sensitive. And still more are both masculine and sensitive at different times. That’s the glory of the human male, that there really are no generalizations that hold up across the board. But when you’re a 10 years old girl all boys are … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: On Boys

June 15, 2016

Chatting With Lexi: Grizzly Love

When Lexi was a toddler, I remember reading her a mountain of books in rotation, but her favorite by far was Guess How Much I Love You. She liked it so much because I would stretch out my arms as far as they would go, and I’d ask her if that was enough. After squealing … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: Grizzly Love

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016

Chatting With Lexi: On Being Fair

The refrain of “NOT FAIR” can be heard pretty much every hour on the hour in our household, either by Lexi or by her sister, and Maddie only does it because she hears it a lot from the older one. I’ve tried explaining to Lexi how the things she feels aren’t fair don’t really fit … Continue reading Chatting With Lexi: On Being Fair

August 13, 2015August 13, 2015

Text Convo #87 [In Which I Talk Self-Publishing]

“So, what do you do for fun?” she said. “I’m a writer. I write.” “What kinds of things do you write?” “You name it, I probably write it, but my first love is horror.” “Like Stephen King?” “There are authors who do it so much better than King.” “I’d be interested in knowing those names.” … Continue reading Text Convo #87 [In Which I Talk Self-Publishing]