[Warning for those afraid of heights and also my mother: trapeze photos below!] A quick note to anyone who’s considering buying signed/inscribed copies of my books from Harvard Book Store as we approach the holidays: I will be out of town, hence unable to sign things, from December 11 to December 19, then again at… Read more »
flying trapeze
Friday Randutiae
An unexpected change in my weekend plans leaves me with some time this afternoon for blogging a bit of randutiae… My dear friend Amanda MacGregor recently wrote a piece for Modern Loss about what happens when the experience of traumatic loss collides with the way we use social media. She writes that following the sudden… Read more »
A Few Tour Questions
Before I get to the questions, I love Justine Larbalestier’s recent blog post, written to her friends and extended family: “You don’t have to read my books.” Now seems like an appropriate time for me to link to it, since I have a new book that’s just come out. Friends and family who might be… Read more »
“So I started out for God knows where…
… I guess I’ll know when I get there.” (That’s how it feels sometimes when you’re learning to fly, you know?) (Link plays song.) So, I haven’t been blogging about trapeze class, but it’s not because I haven’t been taking class. It’s because I start to worry that it’s obnoxious and narcissistic to plaster pictures… Read more »
O______,
Hello everyone. This is your friendly author Kristin here. I wanted to let you all know that I have lost my mind. Here is an emoticon of me standing next to my disembodied head. I am thinking of using it as a soccer ball. /|/ O Here is an emoticon of me bravely using my… Read more »
Randutiae for a Busy Week
I’m still having a funny stretch of dreams. The other night, after yet another trapeze class, I dreamed about a guy who was taking trapeze lessons. His name was Ted Zeppelin. The soundtrack of the dream was Pink Floyd, though, so there might be some band confusion in my brain somewhere. A quote from Mark… Read more »
I Dreamed a Dream
Some news deserves mention on the blog: in Germany, Fire, or Die Flammende, debuted on the Spiegel adult hardcover bestseller list. Shazam! Thanks so much to my German readers. I cannot wait to visit you in March. Also, FYI to American and Canadian readers: Fire is just coming out in paperback (the release date is… Read more »
In Which I Resolve Things (and Make Another Attempt at My Pullover)
Trapeze photos ahead! So, this time of year, if it feels right to me, I come up with a few resolutions that make me happy, are designed to bring me peace, and sometimes even take away some of the pressure I’ve been feeling. They’re always realistic, and they are never, ever, EVER punishing or self-loathing…. Read more »
Trapeze = Writing Therapy
Warning to the acrophobic (and to my mother): This post contains trapezey photos! So, I really do think that trapezing is the perfect extracurricular activity for the writer — for two reasons. One: trapezing is completely different from writing, and therefore, it’s the perfect break. When I’m writing, I’m sitting in a chair, I’m racking… Read more »
Because I’m Tired
I have been working hard on a LONG speech (60 minutes) I’m giving next week in Chicago, and I feel like I should write something here about speech-writing and revising and timing and practicing, but, you know what? I’m too damn tired. Also, I’ve been researching the American health insurance industry and, well, do I… Read more »
