APRIL DAVILA
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142 OSTRICHES
Set against the unexpected splendor of an ostrich ranch in the California desert, April Dávila’s beautifully written debut conjures an absorbing and compelling heroine in a story of courage, family and forgiveness.
“A vivid, uplifting debut...”
—Publishers Weekly
Recent Blog Posts
USC Women’s Conference
I’m going to this USC Women’s Conference tomorrow. The emails I got sold it as a chance to discuss “professional development, women’s health, personal wellness and financial strategies.” Honestly, I’m […]
Stoking the Fires
It’s funny sometimes how life tends to synch up. Some call it fate, others karma, or even divine intervention. I’ve always chalked up to luck. Whatever it is, it happened to me […]
Pillars of Eternity
I’ve been reading this book, “Pillars of the Earth,” for what feels like forever. It’s quite long, and even though the author (Follett) can sometimes digress extensively into the details […]
An Almost Perfect Day
When I made my new years resolutions for 2012, one of the things I wrote was that I wanted to start spending my day as a writer. That is to […]
For Daniel
It may seem like I haven’t been blogging much the past two weeks, but really I’ve just been cheating on you.
Is blogging a waste of time?
A friend of mine from grad school commented on my Facebook page the other day that, while she likes me and doesn’t want to offend, she hates the whole idea […]
And Then One Day…
My girl loves stories. Not just before bed, but any time of day, all day. As we march up the stairs for breakfast each morning she usually says “momma, will […]
Maurice Sendak is Cool
As I’m busy today with some freelance work I’m just going to share this and say how very cool I think Maurice Sendak is. Sometimes I wish I were a […]
Is it Really Only Wednesday?
Both my kids seem to have some sort of stomach thing going on. I’ve been thrown up on so many times that I might stop showering afterwards and just wait […]
Good Communication
As a writer, my job is to communicate. Specifically, I’m paid to use words to express ideas precisely, so that a client’s target audience understands what it is that the […]