She Kept Swimming Out Into Life Because

Parenting Is Something That Happens Mostly While You're Thinking Of Something Else.

A Writer's Occupational Hazard: I Think Of Eavesdropping As Minding My Business.

Why Is It That Only Girls Stand On The Sides Of Their Feet? As If They're Afraid To Plant Themselves?

Friends, There Is Nothing Like Your Own Family To Make You Appreciate Strangers!

I Love Developing Children As Characters. Children Rarely Have Important Roles In Literary Fiction - They Are Usually Defined As Cute Or Precious, Or They Create A Plot By Being Kidnapped Or Dying.