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GRAVY

My first novel started with a mole. Yes, a MOLE - a freckle, a birthmark, whatever you want to call it.
I was at the pool with my daughter getting ignored by our swim instructor when a lifeguard with a particularly ripped abdomen walked by. He stopped to flirt with one of the female lifeguards and my eyes flew directly to an adorable mole on the top can of his six-pack.
"How cute!" I thought (among other things). "He looks like a character in a romance novel!"
So I went home and started writing fiction for the first time. That was over a year ago and I still haven't been able to stop. GRAVY is the story of a suburban housewife who wants another baby, but gets a man with a mole instead.
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March 30, 2006

Flickrage

Is it me or is the Internet totally dead this week? Okay. Just me then.

Yesterday I bought a scanner so I can scan my receipts for the new website (can you say TAX DEDUCTION, Baby!) and I couldn't resist spending the evening uploading a butt-ton of photos from my childhood. Months ago I actually tried to take pictures of the pictures, but it was a serious pain and they looked awful. So here it is, evidence that I was once sweet and innocent:

Here are some of Alex I took the other day, primarily because he was filthy and dirty little boys are cute. Then they become dirty old men.

And finally, our day with the Dinosaurs. I was totally right, by the way, he wasn't really interested. The highlight of his day was the sand table where he could dig up dinosaur bones.

Posted by Amanda P. Westmont on March 30, 2006 | Permalink

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You and Alex sure do look alot alike!

Great photos!

Posted by: Heatherg | March 30, 2006 at 10:20 AM

I have never talked to you before in my life, but I had a dream last night that you and your "uncle" (I have no idea who) came to my surprise bithday party. And you were the only ones who came. And Alex wrapped me up a present which was a frozen icecream on a stick type thing which had melted. I have nooooooo idea why but I thought I'd comment just to say that. Hi! I'm not crazy!

Posted by: Jem | March 30, 2006 at 09:58 PM

Yes, the Internet has been dead this week.

Oh, and what is it with us and scanners and baby pictures? My laptop is just about full to capacity with pictures of me in short shorts on family vacations and pictures of me on Christmas morning. I can not get enough of it.

Posted by: Isabel | March 31, 2006 at 03:19 PM