The Quivering Pen

The First Time I Felt Like a Writer In 1986, I had two small daughters and a very small home business called Playin’ Pal: Playgroups f...

Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary. Death is not mysterious. W...

The Friday Freebie is back, and I can think of no better way to celebrate the return of the weekly giveaway than to bundle up a big box of ...

Reader:   Susan Henderson Location:   Kings Park, NY Collection size:   My collection is a giant, living, moving thing. I try to get ...

I wrote this roundup of new and forthcoming books way back in December, just before the blog went off the rails . I discovered the draft si...

Just like General MacArthur, a bad penny, and that ugly sweater you got from your Aunt Julie last Christmas, I have returned. For a va...