"Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set up a life you don't need to escape from."

On love...

Like the best books, some of us are a little harder to read than others. But that doesn't mean we don't have the best stories. Sometimes, stories that take a while to understand, to develop, to lighten, are the ones most beautiful. Stories with words that fall a little differently than normal are ones that deserve a second thought; the words on the page are not the only words in the story. Books like that, people like that, are worth it. Because those are the books and people that will stay with you forever. If you let them. If you try. And some of us have to try harder than others. But someday, someone will understand you. Someday, someone will read the words you say and know the ones you don't. That's the best plot twist.

Kerrytown BookFest

This Sunday, the 13th, I'll be part of an awesome author panel discussing the goods and the bads of Social Media. Come say hi! It'll be an awesome day filled with books and BOOKS AND MORE BOOKS! And lots of cool authors hanging out.

http://www.kerrytownbookfest.org/activities/event-schedule/

Dear My Future Kids,

Read everything and anything. Read pink books and blue books. Big books and small books. Unicorn books and zombie books. Love books and hate books. Read action books and history books. Wear pink and blue and green and yellow. Wear dresses and pants and hats and bows. Play with cars and dolls. Laugh when you want to, cry when you want to. Be strong and sensitive. Be proud of who you are, because I will be proud of you no matter who you are, what you like, who you love, or what you read. And when others look at you with curious eyes and questions on their lips, know they are not as lucky as you. Don't feel bad, but know you have the power to show the world just how special and lucky and amazing and free it can truly be just by being you.

Love, Me

Don't bring your attitude down by focusing on how others treat you. Don't blame them. Rise and run forward and build your own happiness.