My First Novel: November, 2009
It’s facile, and maybe a bit too obvious, to say that I’ve achieved and/or experienced many things in the last seven years that would not have been possible had we stayed married. I wouldn’t have had the magical interludes, I wouldn’t have made the friends I have now, I wouldn’t be writing this blog. But bigger things happened, too. Momentous things. Like taking the risk of launching two very different startups; like starting my very own company; like moving into a fun, energized part of the city; like writing my first novel. I think I actually started Ray, reflected when...

I'll be talking about (and signing my novel) on Saturday!
I'm speaking about my new young adult/middle grades novel, Ray, reflected, at JAAMM Fest at the JCC in Denver On Saturday, November 7! Phillips Social Hall Doors open at 7PM. $5 General Admission Tickets: www.maccjcc.org More info on the Facebook event page, here. Should be a fun night.

Older: October, 2009
I didn’t plan on celebrating my birthday this month. I seriously considered disappearing for the weekend, dropping out, and laying low. I wouldn’t have Simone for the weekend (but I’d be able to collect her for a birthday dinner), I knew none of my friends had anything planned for me, and I wasn’t interested in drawing a lot of attention to the fact that I would be yet another year older. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the fact that life is good for me. But I find myself especially sensitive to the things that are slowly evaporating from possibility....