I don’t like calling it left-over Halloween candy. It is Perfectly Timed Twix. It is Just What I Need Butterfingers. It is Right Here, Right Now 100 Grand. And they will give me succor because the only thing I want more than inspiration is chocolate-fueled inspiration. Continue reading Right Here, Right Now 100 Grand — October 2019 Month in Review
Category Archives: Books
The Unofficial Guide to Surviving Life with Toddlers
The Unofficial Guide to Surviving Life with Toddlers is here! I am so proud that one of my own stories is included alongside pieces from some pretty spectacular writers in this anthology of giggle-inducing, lovely stories. Continue reading The Unofficial Guide to Surviving Life with Toddlers
Here Be the Mighty Yawp! or I’m Done. It’s Time to Start.
Both times I gave birth, I did not fall in love with my children right away. Maybe it was the drugs, or the hormones, or the exhaustion, or some form of shock, or some combination of those, but it took a while for my heart to catch up with my head. I wanted to be one of those mothers who cooed and snuggled and felt that some form of destiny had been fulfilled in one messy whoosh. But I was more “Oh. Babies. Cool. Can I hold them and sniff their heads?” Continue reading Here Be the Mighty Yawp! or I’m Done. It’s Time to Start.
Jackie Pick 