My Life at Stack ‘n Stuff

October 13, 2011

I’m in this weird place right now. I’m kind of on maternity leave, I’m kind of a stay-at-home mom, but I also have this book thing. The official launch date of Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish, and Demolition was October 11th and every day that goes by, my prime book promotion [...]

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Books and Babies

October 3, 2011

2011 has been a big year for us. Legendary. We met little K in June. Five months later Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish, and Demolition is being published. Perhaps one could say that in 2011 I was expecting two babies. But there are some very distinct differences. For example, Little K [...]

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Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish, and Demolition Events

September 26, 2011

The Who in This Room: The Realities of Cancer, Fish, and Demolition official launch date is October 11th but I hear rumors that it is shipping now. Early! The launch par-tay is this weekend! Come! And bring friends! Here’s how the rest of the schedule is shaping up. Seattle WA – Elliott Bay Books Reading [...]

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Ask 5 for 5

September 19, 2011

Guest Blogger: Sarah Lenssen from #Ask5for5 Family photos by Mike Fiechtner Photography Thank you Hysterical Mommy Network and nearly 150 other bloggers from around the world for allowing me to share a story with you today, during Social Media Week. A hungry child in East Africa can’t wait. Her hunger consumes her while we decide [...]

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Sorry for the Silence

September 13, 2011

We’ve been on vacation… More soon!

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The Foster Mother in My Head

August 31, 2011

We met our daughter for the first time in an Intensive Care Unit. She was four days old, and a healthy 6.5 lb baby girl who was getting preventative antibiotics. When the nurse placed her into my arms, she was wrapped in a purple hand-knit blanket and had an orange bow stuck to her head. [...]

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This Girl’s Motor

August 23, 2011

Josie’s always been a strong girl. At her 2 week check up, the doctor did a test of her neck strength. She was on her back and he wrapped her little fingers around his index fingers and pulled her into a sitting position. Most newborn’s heads fall to the side but Josie held hers perfectly [...]

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Shelf Awareness

August 18, 2011

I have a few questions for you… What was your favorite book as a child? Who are your top five favorite authors? What book changed your life? I’ve been asked to be the Book Brahmin, to answer a series of book-related questions, for an upcoming issue of Shelf Awareness. I love books. This should be [...]

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What He’s Trying To Say

August 10, 2011

At the end of our first meeting with our eleven-month-old son, when we were all tired from intense emotions and two hours of solid play, our boy started walking around the room jabbering and touching his flat hands to his chest, turning them palms up, and shrugging his shoulders. There was a crowd of stuffed [...]

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My Name is Mary Sutter

August 2, 2011

Guest post by Cynthia Newberry Martin. Robin Oliveira was a graduate assistant during my first residency at Vermont College. I met her only months before her first book would be published by Viking. Mary Sutter is a midwife, and what she wants is clearly stated in dialogue in the first chapter: “I want to become [...]

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