holiday cheer time

  • One last holiday book giveaway!

    I’ve got my final holiday book giveaway going on Twitter right now. Open through tomorrow, you can win a paperback copy of one of my favorite holiday fairy tales: Holiday giveaway! For several years one of my favorite winter tales has been "One Solstice Night," and this sweet and magical f/f novella is now part of UNDER HER SPELL by @Bridget_Essex! RT this tweet by noon PST on Dec. 16…

  • Another holiday book giveaway

    As promised, I have more holiday goodies in store! If you’re over on Twitter, I’m giving away a paperback copy of my friend Heather Dixon Wallwork’s new Nutcracker retelling, The Enchanted Sonata! Here are the details: Holiday giveaway! 🎄⛄️ I have an extra paperback of my new favorite seasonal fairy tale, THE ENCHANTED SONATA by @Story__Monster. Want it? Just RT this tweet by 12:00 PM PST on December 10! US…

  • Bookish Holiday Giveaway

    Happy December! Holiday season is upon us! Hanukkah begins tomorrow evening and Christmas is just over three weeks away now! You all know I get a little excited about the holidays, and this year is no exception. I’ve got a lot of fun things planned this month, starting with this fun bookish giveaway I’m co-sponsoring with a few of my YA author friends… I’m excited to be one of eight authors…

  • Last Seasonal Sweets Sunday: Peppermint Brownies!

    Happy New Year, everybody! December may be over, but for Catholics like me, Christmas isn’t over until January 6 😉 So here is one last seasonal recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth! In case you can’t tell, I am a little obsessed with peppermint. For this recipe, to make it easy on you guys, I used a mix for the brownies themselves XD The mix I used was Pillsbury, but you can…

  • Seasonal Sweets Sunday: Snowball Cookies

    “This post is going up later than I meant it to” is becoming a theme, isn’t it? XD Today I was supposed to go see Star Wars: Rogue One, but it was sold out, so we saw Moana instead. (Secret: I actually wanted to see Moana more, so this worked out in my favor.) I loved it! I don’t know how much longer it will be in theaters since it’s…

  • Holiday Crafts: Make an intergalactic ornament

    As you know, I’m a little bit obsessed with anything to do with outer space. So this year, I decided to add a little cosmic cheer to my Christmas tree, and make an outer space ornament! Here’s what you need: Clear ball ornaments designed for crafting: Stores like JoAnn’s and Hobby Lobby have a ton of these in different sizes and varieties. I like to get plastic rather than glass as…

  • Seasonal Sweets Sunday: Peppermint Stick Cookies

    This week’s recipe is actually making it up on Sunday! Barely. XD Once again, it’s later than I meant it to be, but this time it’s because of an unexpected holiday surprise of the best kind: A kitten for Christmas is the best kind of surprise, I’d say! We are very in love with our little Beatrix (named for the author/artist behind Peter Rabbit and other cute tales filled with beautiful illustrations),…

  • Holiday rainbows

    So, even though I’ve been sparkly and holly jolly this December, I realize that the holidays aren’t always a super fun time for everyone. I’m very lucky to have a family that is accepting of my asexuality and has never made me feel unwelcome or unloved for it. But I also have close friends who are forced to leave their homes at the holidays, driven out by acephobic relatives. I have…

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