So Sarah Palin says that as a tough hockey mom she is uniquely qualified to run as Republican vice presidential candidate. Really. Well … I’m a hockey mom and I know hockey moms and for the most part — we’re okay. We hang out and watch our kids play and cheer them on, etc. But I think she’s identifying with the worst of the hockey mom crowd. So let me tell you about “those” hockey moms. Does Read more…
Besides the aforementioned Atlantic, I also took three books on my recent sojourn to the North. John Moore’s A Fate Worse Than Dragons, which was pretty hilarious. John had mentioned it during the YA panel at Armadillocon and I was intrigued. I had already read Bad Prince Charlie and knew what to expect from John’s demented brand of fantasy satire. Well worth it. Deborah Chester’s The Pearls, the beginning of a new series. Quite good, Read more…
Okay, I’m back. K is safely ensconced at college and I’m home and ready to jump back into editing. So I took the most recent Atlantic on the flight, and man, what is up with Caitlin Flanagan? I know, probably I should just skip her articles because she irks me so much, but the problem is, I don’t look at bylines. I read and I read and then I start getting pissed off, and then Read more…