Monthly Archives: February 2012

YA books

Posted on February 28, 2012 by alisaacarter

I’ve had a couple of people read my book and be surprised that they liked it because they never read YA. I think people think YA books are kiddie books, and they just aren’t. My mom was two books into the … Continue reading →

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Plastic teachers update

Posted on February 26, 2012 by alisaacarter

Sometimes when you comment about bad teachers, I think good teachers think you’re talking about all teachers. Fact is, there are bad and good teachers, and bad and good cops, and bad and good parents, and bad and good editors. … Continue reading →

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The Friday Rant: Plastic teachers

Posted on February 24, 2012 by alisaacarter

I just read the weirdest thing on Roadrunner: In Buffalo, teachers get free plastic surgery. So do other public workers, like cops and firemen. The union contracts have allowed this for about 40 years. No deductibles. It costs the school … Continue reading →

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Stuck here in the middle

Posted on February 21, 2012 by alisaacarter

I don’t intend for this blog to get political, but do you ever feel like you’re just Mr. or Ms. Average, surrounded by a sea of other Mr. and Ms. Averages, but on TV all you see is Mr. Left … Continue reading →

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Love notes

Posted on February 19, 2012 by alisaacarter

My love notes are not about loving the person they are addressed to. They are about what I would love that person to do. For example, in my bathroom, I have multiple notes. One says, “Don’t use hand towel to dry … Continue reading →

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The Friday Rant: I’m not very forgiving

Posted on February 17, 2012 by alisaacarter

I have to tell you, I’m not always a forgiving person. With little things — my husband’s comments about my chicken the other day (he said he drank two glasses of Cool-Aid, one sip of his drink for every bite of the, … Continue reading →

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School bullying

Posted on February 15, 2012 by alisaacarter

Bullying is a subject I always have strong feelings about. All three of my kids have been bullied. It just seems to be rampant through our schools anymore — gay kids hounded into suicide, geeks hounded into terrible acts, lonely … Continue reading →

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Books I’ve edited: Immortal Becoming by Wendy S. Hales

Posted on February 13, 2012 by alisaacarter

Something I love in books is when the author comes up with a semi-plausible explanation for something implausible. A virus to explain vampirism, for example, with extreme photosensitivity to explain the whole burned-by-the-sun thing. It has to be original, different from anything we’ve … Continue reading →

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I love bargains

Posted on February 12, 2012 by alisaacarter

I would like to be profound today, but I’m too giddy. Yesterday I bought a pair of jeans for $1.91 at Kohl’s. Little Mudd skinny jeans. They were on sale for $4.40, which was great. Then I got to the … Continue reading →

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The Friday Rant: There’s evil, and then there’s crazy

Posted on February 10, 2012 by alisaacarter

Here in Missouri, a horrible crime was committed two years ago. (Have you ever noticed how much really weird crap happens here in Missouri? I cringe every time we show up on the news.) A 15-year-old girl named Alyssa Bustamante … Continue reading →

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