(Link to last year’s list) Best iced tea Brew La La blueberry green tea I’m sure you could drink it hot. But iced is always best. Best date night idea Online class We took a fun “How to Write a Christmas Movie” class, but next time I think we’ll try cooking. Best candle Bath and…
The ad for Story Summit’s “How to Write a Christmas Movie” class came through my Facebook feed and right away I knew I had to suggest this as a date night with my husband. He’s not a writer, but he likes date nights, so we gathered our supplies—my notebook, red wine, hard Christmas candy (shrug)—and…
When I was a kid, I used to sit in my grandpa’s filling station and eat peanuts I’d poured into my bottle of pop. I didn’t know other people did this until I read a most gratifying account from a student of their own childhood Planters/Pepsi snack. Food is memory and connection. It’s also a…
On my Instagram page, I regularly share great opening lines from books, memoirs, and short stories. Great opening lines are their own kind of art form, and I love collecting them for their variety and imaginativeness. There are so many approaches to beginning a story, and the fact that your choices are wide open is…
My daughter Evelyn has consented to be an occasional guest star on my blog by agreeing to participate in a book club with me. Last summer when she was on break from college, we decided to read some books together and visit coffee shops to talk about them. Just us two. You can read about…