A Few Smile-able Things

1. I've been working this morning on the copy edits to Dangerous Neighbors. I have a feeling that I'm going to be saying this a whole lot come 2010. But Egmont USA—the entire team—rocks.

2. The Christmas tree is up. I swear. It actually happened.

3. Part two of my interview with Serena Agusto-Cox has gone live. Boy, does that Serena ask good questions.

4. I am heading out the door right this very instant (truly) to collect my son from college, even though my hair is wet and there are at least 30 emails that I've yet to answer (I'm sorry!). Yes. The word is ecstatic.

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The D.C. Literature Examiner Interview with Serena Agusto-Cox

This is how I felt when the entirely thoughtful Serena Agusto-Cox invited me to join her on the virtual pages of the D.C. Literature Examiner—emulsified by blooms. It's a two-part interview, the first of which posts today. Take a look to find out, for example, who some of my own literary heroes/heroines are.

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