Author Archives: universalchampion

the view from my desk

Greetings from the first sunny day here in the office in my apartment! Our skylight was covered with garbage bags for much of the winter, but here in the advent of spring, the bags have been removed and the light pours in! My biggest news is that this summer I’ll be starting at Lesley UniversityContinue reading “the view from my desk”

new YA anthology

The cover art for the UK and US editions of a new YA anthology I’ve contributed to is out! The book, Truth and Dare; 21 Stories of Heartbreak and Happiness (or if you’re across the pond, Truth and Dare: Love, Life and Falling on Your Face) is edited by Liz Miles and coming out inContinue reading “new YA anthology”

eulalia!

Today I learned that Brian Jacques died. I was in the sixth grade when I first read Redwall. I remember the awesome satisfaction of stuffing the fat paperback in my desk, carting in my backpack, bookmarking the pages. It was a book that my teacher, Mrs. Brooks, regularly gave to boys–that gender of reluctant readers–toContinue reading “eulalia!”

toast

Last week, my mother got re-married. Friends know that I approached the event with a mix of joy and trepidation, and worried over details like panty hos and manicures and donning a purple sequined dress. But I have never felt happier to be among my family than that night. One thing my mother’s husband hasContinue reading “toast”