My daughter, Clementine, completed her 15th trip around the sun this morning at 8:23 AM. I’d like to say how proud I am of her, how much my heart swells whenever I think about her, and how confident I am that she’ll grow up to do great things, but, as I know that she’d absolutely […]
Local illustrator and writer Dustin “Dusty” Krcatovich will be moving to Portland shortly. Here’s his official exit interview. MARK: Here’s your first question… Were you born in Michigan? And, if not, how old were you when you first moved here, and what were the circumstances surrounding the move? DUSTIN: I was born and raised in […]
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By Mark | January 6, 2012
[While I’m busy scrubbing poop from diapers and other articles of clothing, several friends have been kind enough to provide content for this site, through a program we’re calling Blogbaby. Today’s contribution comes from my author friend Chelsea Lowe, who lives in Boston.] The difference between high school and life, of course, is that one […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Observations, Uncategorized | Also tagged Bipolar Disorder, Blogbaby, Chelsea Lowe, Education, Fabulized, friends with books, iPhone apps, Monk, OCD, TV Guide |
By Mark | November 8, 2011
I know there are other books… We certainly enjoyed reading all of L. Frank Baum’s original Wizard of Oz books together, before we entered the world of Harry Potter, and we love the books of Daniel Pinkwater… But this was different. No matter how things had gone for either of us during the day, no […]
Posted in Mark's Life | Also tagged Clementine, Daniel Pinkwater, depression, Harry Potter, Homer, monster movies, parenting advice, parenting tips, reading to my daughter, The Odyssey, Wizard of Oz |
