To school visit or not to school visit

Yesterday was Barry’s bday. We stayed up waaaay late. Too late. I don’t do late. Woke up this morning and whimpered. Ate cake for breakfast and found the will to live in each bite. Now, I want to barf. So envious of people who can stay up late and then...

BK Lit Festival

The Brooklyn Book Festival was a good time on Sunday, and it was so great to see some of you there. Truly, it can be nerve-wracking to stand up in front of people and read, and being able to know you’ve got some peeps in the audience is such a calming thing. So...

White Punks on Dope/The Tubes

Hey campers, I’m so sorry about the website having a temporary meltdown. How very Hollywood of it. But it should be fixed now. Theo, my god of technology tells me it is all good now, and I believe him. (I just looked it up and everything seemed cool. I murmured...

Summer Daze

I’m heading out for a much-needed family vacation tomorrow. (It’s been nearly three years since we had one—yikes.) We’re going down to Washington D.C. for a week of fun. Can’t wait to see the Spy Museum and Emma Peel’s leather pants along with all things James Bond...

John Green is 30

Today is John Green’s birthday. We made him a video. You can watch it here: Happy birthday, John. We miss you lots. Now, I must go sponge the constant ABBA track from my...

Censorship is not patriotic

Thanks so much for all the thumbs-up about the outtakes. I’m glad you likee. You guys rock. ☺ I’m lucky to know you. I just got some disturbing news. My pal, Maureen Johnson, has been fighting the good fight over the censorship in Bartlesville, OK, of her novel, The...