Dec 28th, 2011 | 17 Comments
raise your glass
2011 was weird and painful. There is not a whole lot I want to say about it right now.
Today first pass pages for THIS IS NOT A TEST arrived at my door. I went through and made my corrections, which ... READ MORE ›
Oct 10th, 2011 | 31 Comments
about my dad, by my mom
I am hijacking Courtney's blog today to pay a small tribute to the love of my life, David Summers, who was taken from us a week ago today. Courtney's tribute to her father captured him quite perfectly with no room for improvement. ... READ MORE ›
Oct 8th, 2011 | 2 Comments
thank you
Yesterday, people gathered at my grandmother's house to celebrate my dad's life.
My dad would have been so touched to see the faces that came out to pay their respects. His brothers. Friends he lost contact with but always ... READ MORE ›
Oct 3rd, 2011 | 71 Comments
david summers, 1955 – 2011
My dad died today.
When he was 54, he decided to go back to school to be an environmental technician. It must have been hard going back to college, learning alongside young(er) students at an age in life when people probably assume ... READ MORE ›
Jun 1st, 2011 | 15 Comments
still
Three years on June 3rd.
I like to make note of it on my blog for myself and for him. He used to visit here all the time and loved to read the comments everyone left. He thought it was the ... READ MORE ›
Jan 14th, 2011 | 25 Comments
good news & treadmill desks
January has been pretty good to mean girls! I'm so thrilled to share that Some Girls are was selected as a YALSA/ALA 2011 Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers (along with Kody Keplinger's debut, The DUFF--congrats, Kody!), ALA selected it ... READ MORE ›
Oct 31st, 2010 | 28 Comments
Halloween 2: Attack of the Chipmunk!
So there is this chipmunk at my grandmother's house that is crazy levels of tame. He thinks he's people! We are pretty sure he's going to hibernate in a cozy, secret space in my grandmother's porch and so we are ... READ MORE ›
Oct 29th, 2010 | 18 Comments
Pumpkin Massacre
I am eating roasted pumpkin seeds as I type this. YUM!
Remember when I said there would be more Fall For Anything giveaways? And you guys called me a liar? Okay, that 'liar' part didn't happen but it all works ... READ MORE ›
Aug 6th, 2010 | 23 Comments
august through a lens
I'm more than a little behind, I know. Summer is a crazy, blurry passage of time--or at least it's turning out to be one. Who told August it was okay to be August? I do not know. The ... READ MORE ›
Jun 1st, 2010 | 32 Comments
grief & writing
My grandfather has this sweater he'd wear constantly. Blue with black patterning. It's hard to conjure up a memory with him not wearing it. He had it so long, the wrists wore through and my grandma had to sew ... READ MORE ›
