Interview: Megan McCafferty and the Wonders of Pineville (in photos!)

Wonder No. 4

The Champagne of Propane.  The dinosaur.  Der Wunder Wiener.  The white Volkswagen Beetle perched atop an auto body shop. Fans of Megan McCafferty’s Jessica Darling series will recognize these landmarks as stops on Marcus Flutie’s Five Wonders of Pineville tour. This Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the release of Sloppy Firsts, and we’re going [...]

Wordless Wednesdays: Beachy Edition

Where are all the kids?

Ant and I spent last Saturday at the boardwalk in our town.  Generally, we avoid the beach and boards in the summer because it’s too crowded, but there’s something about the beach in the winter that draws me.  We had some treats, some fun, and I even managed to snag a prize in the giant [...]

SomeONE To Write Home About…

I guess you could say I’m a “lifer”; I was born and have always lived in New Jersey.  NJ holds the dubious distinction of having the highest population density in the country and is one of only 2 states (Oregon is the other) that doesn’t permit self-service gas stations.  I got to wondering about all the other [...]