Everything is ready for lift-off. Pencils and notebooks are laid out, coffee supplies assembled, lunch and work clothes in order so I don...

So, let's see...locally, we have about 36 hours to go until the NaNoWriMo madness begins. Where do I stand? I did a lot of *claiming*...

As I've mentioned a time or two, I'm the oldest of eight kids. That's a lot of Halloween costumes to design, a lot of kids to...

1. I tweeted the subject line above the other day: "The more I write, the more I write." On the surface, it sounds foolishly obv...

I really wanted to like this pencil sharpener. Since I primarily use my pencils for writing, long points are my preference. They allow...

This is what was in my birthday package! OK, so I went a little overboard. I think I'm set for awhile. Got some Expedition Edition ...

It's my birthday tomorrow (and I'm not saying this just to fish for good wishes, honestly I'm not). How old am I? Well, old ...

(Yes, I need to do some adjusting to center everything before November.) I'll likely do most of my writing at the [too messy fo...

A new current mess-o'-pencils photo for ya... But given as how it's a just-for-fun year, I can see embracing whatever methods...

Yet another busy, fall-flavored weekend! To start with, Saturday morning I went over to the farm stand for more pumpkins and apples. Thoug...