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Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 11:12AM 
I've been telegraphing the fact that the More Puppy meme would soon give way to a More Kitty meme. Lots of my fabulous readers have fabulous kitties, and this is nothing if not an equal opportunity meme. In fact, before I'm done, I'm planning a run of far more unusual pets, some of which I've had in the past (a boa constrictor, a peacock, a PO
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 7:00AM 
Almost every day, unless I'm traveling, or on a more strenuous hike somewhere else, I walk my dog Ella on the boardwalk at Moonstone Beach, in my little town of Cambria. Now and then I'll run into a local I know. But, since Moonstone Beach Drive is lined with motels and inns, most of my fellow walkers are tourists. Some walk hand in hand, enjoying the view. Which is nice. Many stop to take photos. Also nice. And others are on their cell phones, lost in the conversation, eyes trained toward their feet. And this I find perplexing.
I have nothing against cell phones per se. And I
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 9:00AM 
Dear Archarcharch, get well soon.Well...if you haven't read The Bet or The Bet, Part Two...I'd suggest it. Otherwise you're likely to feel like you missed something. But if that's too much trouble, there's always the short recap:
Okay, there were these four crazy authors. I was one of them. I still am. The other three were Andrew Smith, Brian Farrey and Kimberly Pauley. It was all Brian's idea, so I guess he's even crazier than the rest of us. Then again, he didn't end up having to write a story, so maybe he's crazy like a fox. The idea was to place a bet, the losers of said bet having to write a story with a title handed to them by the winner. We settled
Friday, May 20, 2011 at 8:51AM
Updated on Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 1:12PM by
Catherine
You probably know by now that my dog, Ella, has a thing about being covered up. She's half Chinese Crested, so she has no undercoat, and not much hair at all on her chest and belly. She likes to stay warm. In fact, that's an understatement. She's a canine heat-seeking missile.
I once thought that either she was unusual in this, or that most people wouldn't let their dog under the covers even if the dog wanted to be there.
I was wrong.
Here's what I learned in the course of gathering puppy and kitty photos for this blog meme.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 9:05AM 
A couple of weeks ago, I got a package delivered from London. It was a few extra copies of the ucorrected proofs (what we would call advance readers copies over here) of Don't Let Me Go. My editor, Sarah, said she was sure I'd find a good use for them.
Of course, in my mind, this means only one thing. Giveaways!
If you haven't heard anything about the book, check out the Don't Let Me Go page. It's due out in late September from Transworld UK.
I've mentioned it before, but the books that are published in the UK only are about to get a lot more available here in
Monday, May 16, 2011 at 8:55AM
Updated on Monday, May 16, 2011 at 4:24PM by
Catherine
Okay. I'm sure you've noticed by now that, with the exception of Henry the Hero, the word "puppy" in this blog meme is a bit... figurative. Most of these "puppies" are full-grown dogs. But my reader and Facebook friend Linda Carton has a dog named Missy, who just had a litter of puppies. You know, the actual tiny ones, with their eyes still closed.
