Remembering the Boston Marathon
carriejonesbooks I first posted this on the night of the Boston Marathon, April 15, 2013, and the post was picked up by our local newspaper, the Huffington Post and a couple…
April 2018
Five Things That Make Me Go “Ick” – My Biggest Book Turnoffs and People Turnoffs
So one day I was driving Em to school and Bob and Sheri, this talk show, was on the radio and the hosts were having callers tell them about what…
Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
This post about Friday Writing Life is basically about me almost dying thanks to the devil and an ankle brace. I go through most of my life feeling pretty lucky.…
Cooking With a Writer: Black Bean Soup Recipe That is Allegedly Spicy But is It?
There are certain really important questions in this world. Why does asparagus have to smell soooo rotten when it cooks? And why does my asparagus have cool googly eyes? Why…
Wednesday Bullying Post
So Monday I posted about my own bullying experiences and mentioned DEAR BULLY, an anthology that I co-edited. That book happened because Megan Kelley Hall and I felt so powerless…