Run TO, not away from my book.

TODAY’S BREW: It’s boiling out but I will drink Aldi’s Donut Shoppe until I sweat caffeine By Julie  I want to clear this up. The book is called RUNNING AWAY. It is not an instruction manual. Do not do that. This book does not require (or come with) running shoes. RUNNING AWAY is the sequel to RUNNING HOME. Do runContinue reading “Run TO, not away from my book.”

How To Summer by Julie

TODAY’S BREW: still hot coffee despite the heat that even my lizards hate. By Julie  The school year is overrrrrr! I do a lot with the school, so this is like quitting a part time job, not to mention that I’m probably over-involved to the point of smothering with my boys so that’s taxing. ForContinue reading “How To Summer by Julie”

Julie vs. Apartment and Sparking Creativity (and a ghost story)

TODAY’S BREW: smooth as silk Guatemalan good stuff. You can’t have mine but get your own. Ground Roots Coffee Roasting Co. By Julie  HI EVERYBODY. You’re like, who the hell is this person, she wrote a book a dozen years ago and now she thinks I have time for her. I’VE BEEN BUSY WITH SO MANY THINGS IContinue reading “Julie vs. Apartment and Sparking Creativity (and a ghost story)”

The Lazy Lie

TODAY’S BREW: Chocolate something or other by New England Coffee By Julie  Truthfully I’ll be drinking as much coffee as humanly possible today without floating away, seeing as I jumped up from an unintended nap exclaiming, “The kids went to school but I didn’t! What did I do?!” Aaaaand so begins my battle/race to wakeContinue reading “The Lazy Lie”

Getting Scary with Love Notes

TODAY’S BREW: Target Brand Hazelnut For Fancee Folks By Julie  It’s been hard, but even though I’m busy busy busy, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little afraid of writing this book, CRAWLING BACK, the last of the Shinigami vampire trilogy. So I’ve been putting it off. There’s no other excuse. I’ve been hiding fromContinue reading “Getting Scary with Love Notes”

Sexual Misconduct and My Damn Opinions

TODAY’S BREW: As much as I can get my hands on. I’m remodeling the kitchen. By Julie  This post is not about me remodeling the kitchen. This is about sexual misconduct and my damn opinions. Everyone has opinions on the big ones: Weinstein, Woody Allen, Bill Cosby, for starters. This is my opinion on JamesContinue reading “Sexual Misconduct and My Damn Opinions”

Slowing Down and Scaring Folks

TODAY’S BREW: Dunkins Peppermint Mocha made in my warm kitchen By Julie We’ve had a couple of (fantastic) snow days, during the bomb cyclone, or cyclone bomb, or “Cyclone Bob” as I typo’d one day. THIS IS MY ANNOUNCEMENT OF MY LATEST NOVEL IN PROGRESS, CYCLONE BOB DOES PLYMOUTH.  No, no, what this is really aboutContinue reading “Slowing Down and Scaring Folks”

On Strength and Presence and Refusing to Wear Shame Like a Crappy Shirt

TODAY’S BREW: “Regifted Brew,” which is an actual thing I got at Big Lots. (the biggest of lots, the greatest of lots, the lots that’s gots more than any other lots gots) By Julie  HI. I fall off the planet all the time, and like all bloggers and writers and people, it seems, I alwaysContinue reading “On Strength and Presence and Refusing to Wear Shame Like a Crappy Shirt”

And you get a Favorite Things list, and YOU get a Favorite Things list…

TODAY’S BREW: Peppermint Mocha made at home so Not That Good Peppermint Mocha By Julie  I WANT TO MAKE A LIST OF THINGS I WISH I COULD GIVE TO EVERYONE SO HERE WE GO. Granted, I could make 100 of these lists, but these are the ones I can think of right now, so go.Continue reading “And you get a Favorite Things list, and YOU get a Favorite Things list…”