by SMThornton | Jan 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water. -Eleanor Roosevelt This was my quote of the day in my classroom today. It’s definitely in my top three quotes of all time. If Hatshepsut had a quote it would be- Well...
by SMThornton | Jan 5, 2010 | Uncategorized
I like squirrels. So sue me. These little guys seem to be doing a good job of something, be it slicing each other into squirrel ribbons or making people at the part stop and giggle. Either way, I don’t care. They’re cute. All of us do something really well...
by SMThornton | Jan 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
I suppose this is in the spirit of New Years, but today we’re going to talk about where we, as writers, have room to improve. And then tomorrow, after we’ve all bemoaned our writers’ Achilles heels, we’re going to strut our stuff and rave about...
by SMThornton | Jan 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
2010 will be born in about four-and-a-half hours so I should be out partying, but I have a three-year-old. Our wild and crazy New Year consists of footy jammies and Snow White on VHS. And a syrah and chocolate covered pretzels for Mommy later. Many of you are doing...
by SMThornton | Dec 31, 2009 | Uncategorized
2010 is almost upon us. 2009 was a rather placid year for me, but I have a hunch that 2010 is going to be a roller coaster ride. I typically shy from drama, but I think I can handle a bipolar year.When times get tough it’s nice to find a little silver lining,...
by SMThornton | Dec 30, 2009 | Uncategorized
We’ve been having a lot of fun playing around- who knew the thirties could feel so great? It’s supposed to be down to single digits when we get back to Alaska. Sigh. I’m anticipating finishing Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series tomorrow on the...
