Routine 23 Aug 2013 | 01:43 am

When people ask me what my writing routine is, it's like oh, oh, haha, you sweet young soul, you. — Lauren DeStefano (@LaurenDeStefano) August 20, 2013 People ask me about that too, and I’m never qu...

Stuff worth reading 20 Aug 2013 | 11:06 pm

“Writing Is Magic” by yours truly I don’t have a muse; GPS doesn’t recognize “the zone” as a destination; and my words definitely do not materialize from thin air like fairy dust. Every day is a grin...

June and July in photos 14 Aug 2013 | 07:32 pm

OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout 12 Aug 2013 | 06:27 pm

During our recent safari, I actually created a new summertime reading memory of my own, one that I think will be a favorite for years to come. Thanks to digital library lending, I had pre-loaded OLIVE...

Your memories of summer reading 7 Aug 2013 | 11:26 pm

A few weeks ago, I shared one of my favorite memories of reading in the summertime, then asked you guys to do the same. Here are a few great stories that I received. … Natalia Author of the forthcom...

Anchoring 5 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm

From a comment I left on Rose’s blog: Writing has always helped me to understand and preserve my experiences. I’m afraid of losing things/people if I don’t write about them, in fact. It’s like my mem...

Photos from Botswana (part 2) 1 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm

Tales from Botswana (sort of): Livingstone, Zambia 30 Jul 2013 | 05:38 am

It wasn’t my intention to drag out these safari stories, but I realize that after a month, enough is probably enough. So, don’t worry! I do have one more batch of photos lined up, but with this post —...

Botswana is 24 Jul 2013 | 07:52 am

Light in the water, and dark shapes on the horizon. Rumblings in the night, and the smell of wild sage. The whisper of the Chobe River, And the gnarled silhouettes of mopane trees. The racing of y...

Tales from Botswana: Life vs. survival 20 Jul 2013 | 08:10 am

You guys, there is nothing cuter than a baby elephant that doesn’t know how to use its trunk yet. Elephants usually master their trunks at about 1 month of age, which means this little guy is probabl...