(Image Source) Friends, the past month has been surprisingly difficult, or, perhaps, difficult for a surprising reason. September marked...

Once, during an interview about writing, I was asked what is “sacred” in my house. “Books,” I answered without even a second’s thought.

Hi, everyone. Confession time: So, you know how we generally have 2 posts a week - one on Monday and one on Friday - with bonus Rattle &...

Rattle & Pen is a biweekly column exploring the liminal space between raising children and creating art. I live near Seattle—a place...

Two things you need to know about this post: 1. It is an edited reprint from my old blog, The Me Show. If you're an OG CML reader, this...

Smarty Mommies is pleased to welcome Lauren Gordon into our warm, velvety fold! Lauren is the author of four chapbooks: Meaningful...

Hello, Smarties! Welcome back to Good Stuff, our link round-up chock full of things to be happy about. It's Friday, the weekend's a...

This is an edited version of an piece I published on my old blog, The Me Show, in January 2013 about teaching my older Smartling to read....

In honor of our dystopian country situation, I thought it might be appropriate to make a list of my favorite dystopian novels, stories, and

I’m stacking my deck with good stuff, and I think you should, too. Even better, I’m trying to focus on books I’ve loved AND books by people