When I was in about second grade, something happened on a Christmas morning that I will never forget.
I went downstairs, looking for signs that Santa had been to my house. I peeked into our living room and confirmed that indeed, the White-Bearded Jollyman had come. I ran upstairs to tell my parents and drag them [...]

For somewhere between four and six minutes today, Sam was lost.
We decided to go and check out the new Please Touch Museum this morning. It was rainy and gross out. That combined with it being a Saturday was an assurance that the recently opened museum would be packed. We figured we’d try it anyway. We [...]

In the past week or so, my husband and I have managed to shatter no less than four items: two glasses and two plates. By the third one, we started wondering what the heck was going on. It’s not like that’s the norm in our house.
Then, one night I was getting ready for bed and [...]

Did you ever just have the feeling that something was off? I’m going to tell you right up front that nothing awful happens in this story, but it really got me thinking.
The other day I was walking to a park with the boys, Robby in the stroller and Sam walking a bit ahead. We were [...]

“Her hair grew long and knotty, turning gray and full of burrs. Her nails grew sharp, extending inches from the tips of her fingers. She became emaciated, a skeleton of herself in a long, black dress. La Llorona.”
“At night she walks the arroyos, looking for her two drowned sons, crying and wailing for them. If [...]

*Edits added with *s below as I live blog the event.
Finally, finally I am up and running, blogging live from the Martha Stewart Show! It has been quite a morning. Seriously. It’s not my story to tell, but suffice it to say that I am the only one from our group of three to actually [...]

THE BURGER KING (as in, the King of Burgers): Pssssst.  Beth. Beee-eeeeththththth.
ME: Shut up Burger King. Don’t even start. You know we’ve sworn you off in our house. You’re not good for anyone - not my kids, not my ass, and certainly not the planet. So just don’t even start with me, all right? Get [...]