Bella, The Book Tour Dog Our current critter is a miniature dachshund named Bella. We believe her to be about ten, but we don't know that for sure. She came into our lives four years ago when we found her abandoned on a busy, rainy street in Bellevue,...
Two Cats and a Plot When I’m working on a book, I stay at home where my cats are my only company. I wander through the house, thinking about things, and looking for my cup of coffee. I might end up in the kitchen to make a fresh cup. My current book introduces a...
Our dog, Stella West, is a long haired Chihuahua mix. I like to say she’s 25% dog, 25% cat, and 50% demon. Any discussion of her requires a reading of this post I wrote for my personal blog in 2009, roughly a month after we adopted her: The Story of Stella Here is...
All I saw was a kitten who’d struck out on her own, a little stripedy runaway. She had gumption, I could see that. Desires, dreams. She wanted a bigger world than the one she’d been dealt. She was a renegade. She had to be mine. But she was also a five-week-old...
Remember that show Room Raiders on MTV? It was this dating show where hopeful singles tried to assess the personalities and interests of potential mates by touring their rooms. Three years ago, my room would have told the story of a messy girl with a lot of books....
The Cat Who Lost Her Tail I think I've just come up with a great title for a children’s book—maybe there’s a new writing adventure in store for me. Now, if I could only draw… but photos will have to suffice for now. I think cats get short shrift. Not that I don’t...
