Chaotic Life
Writing books may be chaotic, but real life is often even more unpredictable. Follow along for family adventures, children's theater stories, author interviews, random thoughts, and the everyday chaos behind the books.
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I Apparently Cannot Survive Without the Internet
You know how sometimes something stops working and you suddenly realize just how much of your life depends on it? Yeah. My internet went out. Not for an hour. Not for an afternoon.…
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I Thought I Had a Lazy Summer
My youngest went back to school this week after two years of homeschooling, and apparently that was enough to make me realize summer is basically over. I’m not entirely sure how that happened…
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Sunday Recap: Apparently, It Was a Productive Week
This week has been… interesting. Honestly, while I was living it, I didn’t feel like I was getting much accomplished. Theater continues to steal me away from my books two or three days…
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28 Years Later: Remembering My First Love
Today has been 28 years. Twenty-eight years since we lost Chad. If you’ve read Summer Love Autumn Goodbye, you know his name. You know pieces of his story. But there’s something I don’t…
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Vacation Mode
I’m not very good at sitting still. If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know my life is usually controlled chaos. Between writing, editing, theater, work, and running kids everywhere,…
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Organized Chaos
Every once in a while someone asks me, “How do you find time to write?” I usually laugh. Because the truth is… I don’t really find time. I steal it whenever I can.…
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AEW Heels Community Crisis
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about what wrestling means to me. I talked about the incredible community I found through AEW Heels — a place where I met amazing people,…
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Why I Still Read While I’m Writing
One question I get asked from time to time is, “How do you have time to read when you’re writing your own books?” Honestly, I ask myself that sometimes too. Between writing, editing,…
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I Didn’t Expect it to Hit Me This Hard…
I knew my neighbors were moving. This wasn’t some sudden surprise. We had been talking about it for months. I knew it was happening. What I didn’t know was how much it was…
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It All Started With Double or Nothing
My wrestling story didn’t begin with Double or Nothing 2020. It started several months earlier. In October 2019, I tuned in for the debut episode of AEW Dynamite. As someone who had watched…
