Electrolicious

Canada was fabulous, my friends. Despite getting grief at the border both ways (car searches: not just for stoners any more!), my time in Canada was pure magic. I stayed with my old friend Jolayne (shown here a few years back), who talks just as fast as I do, resulting in lightning speed chattering! Try [...]

For a window into why the prospect of an investigative book is freaking me out so much, I present to you this post I wrote almost exactly four years ago: Electrolicious: My Credentials.
The summary: I have made a career out of being a careless, bullshitting writer. In fact, I remember my first semester of [...]

When I was in New York, I pitched my second book to my lit agent. I’ve spent five weeks of putting off completing the pitch because, well, I’m scared shitless. This book is really cool and I really want to read it … which makes me wonder if I’m actually good enough to write it. [...]

I’ve been keeping most of my book-related chatter over at offbeatbride.com, but I realize that not all of you read it because mostly it’s all about wedding stuff. That said, if you’re interested in my recent media appearances and upcoming events, you should head over to obb.com’s book news archive.

Me and the wedding dress
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Today The Seattle Times features a series about weddings, and including an article about wedding dresses, profiling three different styles — including my electro forest fairy outfit from 2004. There’s an accompanying article about wedding costs, where I offer all my tips on [...]

I owe y’all a summary of my time on the East Coast. There’s a lot to tell, so prepare yourselves.

Thanks to the fabulous Katie Toft, I finally was able to get my segment from Northwest Afternoon onto YouTube for all the world to see. Here’s me trying to explain the wackiness of hula hoops and rave music to a daytime television audience. I wore a black blazer to try to help my credibility, but [...]

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The puppet needs a little work, but at least she keeps my hand warm during offbeat readings.

congratulation cake!
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Despite the fact that I write about both of them in all manner of humiliating ways in my book, my parents have been nothing but loving and supportive the entire way. My dad even presented me with a special congratulations cake after my hometown reading on [...]

This is me trying my darndest to work a book reading at a Borders in the Seattle suburb of Redmond, WA. I should have known I was in for trouble when I got shut down by mall security for hula hooping in the mall’s center. I was informed I was on private property and would [...]