I wrote this on November 1, 2014, but I needed to put distance between it happening and posting it. I had grabbed the keys to my friend’s house in order to run ahead of the group and use the bathroom. “You want me to wrangle the kids?” My friend asked, as she pointed out the […]
Author Archives: Abi Bowling
The end of an era and the beginning of so much more
January 28, 2015 – 11:59 am
Welcome back… 🙂 Earlier tonight I was on the phone with my sister, talking with her about how Miranda losing her first tooth today is making me think that Jack and I foolishly set the Tooth Fairy bar rather high with giving Ethan out-of-circulation coins and that we clearly weren’t thinking about how we would manage to […]
“Mom, I really do prefer the book!”
February 17, 2013 – 3:43 pm
I realize Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH might be seen by some as “just” a children’s book, but it is one of those books that had a profound effect on me and contributed to my love of and respect for well-written prose.
Yes, I’ve been very silent…
December 7, 2012 – 2:54 pm
I’ve been so busy, and I keep thinking I will find the time to write, but I end up coming up with some excuse to work on something else. Kids, work, house… it’s always something. I have about a dozen posts all semi-written in my head, even. I just need to sit down and WRITE. […]
