Davy: “Mom, I love you so much because you always do so many things to help me. I want to give you a hug.”
Me, blinking rapidly: “Awww!”
(We hug.)
Davy: “And also I want to tell you what I want for my birthday. A bunch of Lego sets! And a tablet!”
Me, patting his back as the hug continues: “I really should have seen this coming.”
I'm a writer and mom living in Oakland. This is my personal blog; I write about parenting, cooking, local issues, books, and anything else that's rattling around inside my head.
I am the author of The Millennial Sword, an urban fantasy novel set in San Francisco, and two read-aloud picture books for kids, The Big Booger Bubble and Gail Murphy and the Piskies.
My short fiction is included in the anthologies Fae, Love Hurts, and Speculative Story Bites:
