Archive for November 2024
Cookies for Melina
It’s been a long time since I shared a recipe, and since Melina keeps requesting these cookies, and I can’t find where I shared the recipe before (though I’m pretty sure I did), I’m sharing it again. These soft, cake-like cookies are delicious and easy to make. This recipe originally came from Annie’s City Kitchen,…
Read MoreCreating Experiences for Readers: An Interview with Andrea J. Stein
Author Andrea J. Stein has a lot to celebrate this fall! Her second novel, Dear Eliza, launched in October, and I’m certain her many fans were eagerly awaiting its release. Those fans loved her first novel, Typecast, citing the “amazing characters” and “brilliantly balanced” storyline, among other attributes. This second book is seeing glowing reviews…
Read MoreTwenty: Make a Difference
Dear Aaron, Late in the day on October 30, 2004, labor pains for your impending birth began. That evening, which was beggar’s night in Kettering, I sat on the front stoop, clutching my tightening belly as I passed out candy to the neighborhood children. The pains had been strong enough to send me to the…
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