Purple Prose [12/28/16] 

  • Calico Daniels-- The Thangs We Eat

    This post is written by the fabulous Calico Daniels, author of the new book Fried Pickles and the Fuzz (more on that later). Calico is a Southern lady who's dyin' to tell you folks about some of the fine delicacies we have in the South (just so you know, though Southern, I've never eaten any of them ;) )I'm so excited she took the…

  • What I *should* have gotten...

    It's been a few days since Christmas, and I've had the opportunity to watch my kids play with their toys. Sitting here, I realized... I wasted a LOT of money (well, me and Santa did). They have more toys than they could ever play with (on top of the toys they already have... I SO need to do some donations to the Help Center!).I de…

  • I'm Fairly Certain I'm Going to Pass Out... (In which I'm not a spring chicken)

    Or fall over dead... Or breathe really hard... Or not be able to walk tomorrow.Friends, my girls got a Wii for Christmas!Not a Wii U ( we don't have that kind of money )but an old Wii of my Sister-in-lawsMy Studly Husband and my 2 year old fixing to break it down... We had a Wii when they first came out (1 kid ago when we had the …

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  2. Review: Zan-Gah by Allan R. Shickman
  3. Guest post with poet Veronica Tinto
  4. Review: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
  5. Review: Vertical Run by Joseph Garber
  6. SXSW: The FP
  7. The Watching Hour Preview: The Burning + A Question for YOU, the Reader
  8. Notes on Camp: Chloe
  9. SXSW: The Innkeepers
  10. SXSW: Attack the Block