Vampire Diary: BFF

Dear Diary, I awoke from a dream of battle and blood, with warlocks and werewolves, to find myself in my … Continue reading Vampire Diary: BFF

Why something simple like hanging a spoon off your nose is so important (to a Vampire teen)

Why something simple like hanging a spoon off your nose is so important (to a Vampire teen) Since the invention … Continue reading Why something simple like hanging a spoon off your nose is so important (to a Vampire teen)

Pretty much the title here says it all. My daughter is a Junior at Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks, … Continue reading Hey teacher – my kid is listening to every single word you say.

Strange but true: I trust my children. I raised them that way. It all goes by so fast… way … Continue reading Parenting Choices: Allowing your children to have their dreams

Dear Diary, Tonight I watched the film called Dracula. The cats sat on the chair with me and purred. They … Continue reading Vampire Diary: Old Dogs, New Tricks, and Politics

Old friends I hadn’t seen in a century stopped by Sunday night. We were young together, the same age as … Continue reading Old Stories, Secrets, and Teens of Long Ago, and Now

I close my eyes and I can hear the waves hitting the beach… I often write about the beach, but … Continue reading Standing on the Edge of the Earth

Tale #1: High School Horror This morning as I dropped sixteen year old Clara off at school I saw a girl … Continue reading Three True Tales of Terror (with teens, rats and possums)