Join Me for the Winter Wonderland Scavenger Hunt
Soooo, what are you doing November 20 to December 17? Visit Night Owl Reviews for their Winter Wonderland Booklover Contest. The Grand Prize is a Gift Card from Amazon for $100! Read more › The post...
View ArticleHow Science Geeks Cruise
Here is the cruise version of the Geek-Mainstreamer Gap, the famous GMG. (Okay, I made that up, but you know it exists. Think about high school.) The other cruisers had lovely earrings carved out of...
View ArticleVirtual Book Review Tour
Unique. That is the word I would use to describe Deborah Ann Davis's novel and her main character. I loved that the main character wasn't some casanova or supremely popular kid. He was a bit geeky and...
View ArticleNew England Book Festival
Fairly Certain won Honorable Mention at the New England Book Festival in the Regional Literature category! Read more › The post New England Book Festival appeared first on Deborah Ann Davis.
View ArticleThe Snow Has Come
By the way, have you ever heard the saying, "Snow is the poor man's fertilizer?" Read more › The post The Snow Has Come appeared first on Deborah Ann Davis.
View Article8 Hours For Everything Else
But don't stop there! Find ways to increase your activity at home. I asked the very creative members of CTRWA what they could do at their homes to increase their daily activity. Here's some of what...
View ArticleSex Myths Believed By Inexperienced Teens
Warning- This post does not handle this conversation delicately. It is frank and to the point. As a teacher, I’ve heard it all (okay, maybe not all, but I’ve heard a lot). Students have soooo many...
View ArticleInner Tigress by Priscilla Wainwright
I met a remarkable woman last month. Priscilla Wainwright was smart and sassy…and fighting an illness. She was on a mission to help women reclaim the inner feminine strength with which they were born,...
View ArticleFinal Exams Prep
If you are a teenager, your thoughts need to turn towards Final Exams Prep Again. You know that yucky feeling you get in the pit of your stomach at the mere mention of exams? I have a way to minimize...
View ArticleNo Good Deed Goes Unpunished
I just got slashed by a talon while trying to rescue an animal. It just goes to show, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished. OK, yes, the talon belong to a turtle…Correction…A tortoise (I just looked up the...
View ArticleMy Lucky Day
Officer Mandel wasn’t terribly excited about my plan to go sit under the biggest tree this side of the Mississippi (some silliness about trying to run in flip-flops across three lanes in the middle of...
View ArticleBack to School
The first hint that school is around the corner is the suddenly cool evenings in August. The second is the first orange leaves scattered among the trees. The third is the endless commercials for Back...
View Article10 Mistakes To Avoid In English
Having trouble with English? Of course you are. English is one convoluted confusing language, unlike the blissfully simplistic realm of Science. As a Wordsmith, and not as a Science cruncher, let me...
View Article20 Minutes Can Change Your Life
When you're finished watching the video, here's 5 easy ways to contribute to the positive impact to get you started. Try a few, and if you find them easy, get someone else to do them, too. Read more ›...
View ArticleThe Mom Tribe
The steady stream of passengers making their way to their airport departure gates suddenly breaks down into a series of eddies around which men swirl as the women are halted by one quavering word....
View Article6 Ways to Reduce Holiday Overeating
Is this the scenario of your post-holiday feasts? Bodies strewn all over the living room furniture. Belts loosened. Groans of regret fill the air. “I’ll never eat that much again!” Fifteen minutes...
View ArticleSMART Goals for the New Year
Now, it's your turn. Share a goal with your teen you would like to achieve by June. That makes you accountable, too. Come up with an appropriate reward for your achievement. Then create a reward the...
View ArticleDon’t Take Reviews Personally
I have heard several times that authors should not bother reading their book reviews because they take you on a emotional roller coaster ride. Me, I read every single one. (What can I say? I’m a new...
View ArticleSnow Shoveling 101: Shoveling Lessons
If you are going to shovel for exercise, Wiggle Writer applauds you. But if you live in CT, you haven’t done much shoveling this year, so be a savvy shoveler. This is how you convert shoveling from an...
View ArticleThe First Kiss Moment – Romance Outside Of A Book
I had kinda pictured this moment of intimacy differently. In the movies, pivotal moments such as The First Kiss Moment usually involved some sort of touching; you know, a cuddle, an arm draped over my...
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