Not sure I’ve ever read a book as beautifully written as Nothing but Blackened Teeth by @casskhaw. This was literary ASMR. The writing wasn’t just lyrical and pretty it was brain-tingly and visceral. My god.

Oh, it was also scary as all get out.

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My agent and I agreed it'd be wise to wait until after the new year to put my newest MG on sub.

On one hand this means I won't be frantically checking my phone every three seconds during the holidays.

On the other it means I need to scrap my New Year's resolution to not frantically check my phone every three seconds in 2023.

🙃

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Today is our last day of school before the break. I, the school's librarian, volunteered to play in a game of volleyball (teachers vs. students).

Glob help me.

Glob, also look after my pants because lord they're feeling snug after a week of middle schoolers bringing in cookies and treats all week.

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One of the tiniest things that's bringing me some real joy while writing this YA book is trying to come up with chapter titles that could be the chef's kiss of musical puns.

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It's so wild to see pictures/videos of people's houses and they have all the lights on.

At any given time in ours we might have one or two on at a time. No more.

I'd like to say we're super goth and broody but the reality is our eyes are just way too sensitive to light.

But goth and broody sounds cooler, so we'll go with that. 😂