Author Archives: kirstincm

This post could be eight years long (see that crowd to the left?) if I gave everyone the love they deserve, but I’m opting for the shorter version: YA peeps are tops of the top, no contest. During my book … Continue reading →

My frabjously fantastic Flux publicity friends are running a contst this week to win TWO signed copies of my book! Need a holiday present for a teen–or for yourself? All you have to do is write a fortune. But make … Continue reading →

Related to the first post, yes, but worthy of its own: John Hughes managed to capture the beauty and beastliness of being a teenager better than anyone (for me) on the planet. Granted, he also captured *my* teenage years, so … Continue reading →

BEST. GIFT. EVER. Seriously–I can watch John Hughes movies (research), or SUPERBAD (research) and take YouTube recommendations from my students (research), like “I’m On a Boat” and “Dick in A Box” (OMFG ROFLMAO), plus I can curse and wear Chuck … Continue reading →

Okay, friends, here we go with DECEMBER! It’s my favorite month of the year–yes, weird, I know, but since when have you gotten less than weird from me? Exactly. With the holidays rolling up to our doors, at one point … Continue reading →

I am grateful for books. Duh. You were waiting for this, right? This post could go on for days. Books give me something to do (write them), something to think about (teach them), and somewhere to go, to escape and/or … Continue reading →

Today, friends, I am grateful for Sherman Alexie, because he marries the sacred and the profane better than any writer I can think of. Sherman (I always think of him as Sherman, not Alexie) is clever, brilliant with a crowd … Continue reading →

Say it loud: I’m Nebraskan/Minnesotan and I’m proud! And I’m grateful to be a Midwesterner. Hear that big THUD that happens when those words land in empty silence? This post used to be a rant about those folks in publishing … Continue reading →

Strange, I know, to blog about this, but today I am grateful for passion. It’s not necessarily a popular emotion, because it gets people into trouble (oh man, been there). But it also gets people through the tough spots, because … Continue reading →

No, blog friends, not blood, not air, not anything so easy: the essence of life is music, and every second of every day I am grateful for music. And yes, I am prone to hyperbole (!), but I am pretty … Continue reading →