writer. storyteller. teacher
School's out today. No more studying for finals, no more tests. Just a long stretch of summer days. But a lot has changed since the boys were little kids. For all of us. Because within a few hours, this is what my house will look like: Welcome to the hang-out house. I love it that… Continue reading Summer Time – It’s A Teen’s Life
I thought I’d stumbled upon the Watergate story of the Parenting World, complete with an anonymous source. But there are no break-ins, wiretaps or tapes. There are no cloak and dagger-style espionage or late night meetings in semi-dark parking garages where my informant is wearing dark glasses and a trench coat. It was simply through… Continue reading The Truth About Dating
Dear Sir, We haven’t met personally, so normally I would take a moment to introduce myself. Although I don’t know you, it’s clear you already know me. In fact, you could say we’re almost like the same person. That’s because you stole my identity, you Cyber Scum. Now I’m racking my brain trying to figure… Continue reading A Letter to My Hacker
Spring is in the air, the days are longer and the grass is green. And that means it’s time for the annual rite of passage for parents known as t-ball. This is the time for the 4 to 8 year-old set to learn how to throw, hit and catch. So I felt duty-bound to… Continue reading Joy in Mudville
When I looked in my rearview mirror and saw flashing lights, I wasn’t concerned. I did what law-abiding drivers do – I eased over to the side of the road so he could quickly proceed with pursuing a wily suspect. My mind concocted scenes from CSI, The Wire and Law and Order. Was it a… Continue reading Breaking the Law
Dear Older Boy and Younger Boy, It’s hard to believe you’ll both be in high school next year. People told me how fast this would happen. I didn’t believe them. Folks told me a lot of things back then. But I’m glad no one offered me this child-rearing statistic – how much it would cost… Continue reading It’s All In The Planning
With Mother's Day fast approaching, this Real Mother would be remiss if she failed to embrace the spirit of giving. So here's the deal. You can download a FREE copy (yes, really FREE) of A Real Mother: stumbling through motherhood for Kindle from May 6 through 10, 2012 at amazon.com . There's gotta be a catch,… Continue reading A Gift To You From A Real Mother
After beating my head against the wall working for months getting the paperback version of A Real Mother ready for print, you'd think I'd be ready to have myself committed put my feet up, take a break and bask in the glow of finally finishing my book. Think again. Because formatting the print version was such a… Continue reading A Real Mother Goes Digital
Last month at my book signing at Country Bookshelf, a woman placed a copy of Funny Times next to my book. "Would you sign them both?" she asked. "Of course," I told her (Little did she know, I would've signed her forehead if she wanted me to) "You must have had this a long time," I… Continue reading A Funny Story About Funny Times
No, I'm not in the midst of a minor catastrophe (although I do seem to regularly experience them), I'm ON Minor Catastrophes, Megan Regnerus' very funny blog about one mom, two dads, three boys and one very naughty dog. Megan was kind enough to feature me in her Your Turn profile. Stop by and say howdy.… Continue reading Minor Catastrophes Meets A Real Mother
Denise Malloy 