Today is a momentous day. My one and only is graduating high school. I’m sure I’m not the first parent to say this and I won’t be the last, but I can’t believe how time has flown. It seems like only yesterday that she was a tiny little baby. I remember her first steps and realize now that with those first steps she was already leaving me.
A difficult realization, but I also know this — she’s my best friend and will never be far.
On this very special day, here’s a wish for success in whatever she may decide to do! I know that with her passion and zest for life, she will always be reaching for the stars.
Wicked thoughts for this Wicked Wednesday thanks to the New York Observer who recently ran an article titled “The Book Deal That Ruined My Life”. The reporter interviewed several authors whose book deals had made their lives go south. One of the authors was a sex blogger who wrote about her sexual experiences on her blog. Another was a man who spent three years writing about his dead father who heard voices. Yet another spent ten years on his second novel, lost track of friends and had trouble dealing with everyday things. Others interviewed mention the loneliness of barricading themselves in farmhouses or their apartments while working on their novels.
Before I get to all the happenings at BEA, I received wonderful news over the weekend! My friends at the