Once a month or so, two of my closest friends (who happen to live next door to each other) have a very casual drinking contest gathering in one of their backyards, after all their kiddos are safely asleep. Everybody brings their preferred drunk junk food [Read more…]

For the last two years, I’ve been on a mission. It is now my lifetime goal to be my niece’s favorite aunt. Make no mistake, this is not an easy task to take on. Her dad has two lovely sisters, so I’m not a shoe-in [Read more…]

Football! FOOTBALL! FOOOOOOTBALL! In case you haven’t figured it out, there is one reason and one reason only that I’m excited for this weekend. It’s not the extra day of rest (thanks labor unions) or the start of September (look for Halloween decorations soon) it’s [Read more…]

Author’s incredibly important caveat: This is bound to change a million times (just like it’s already changed from its previous title, Elect Charley Dawson) so consider this a very, very rough first draft. Also, if you want to save the suspense for the full novel, [Read more…]