Note from the author

I confess. I never aspired to become an author. Well-intentioned family members encouraged me to write a book following the occasional, eccentric comment, but I never took them seriously.

Then in the fall of 2011, my best friend, whose sympathetic ear had tired of listening to me drone on about my husband and children, asked, "Why don't you write it down? Make it into something different, something better? Write your fantasy." And in my contrary mind, an idea took hold. What if instead of making it better, I made it worse? Much, much worse? A Thousand Tiny Cracks, my first novel, is the result of that conversation.

Writing this book changed my entire life. From it, I found my voice. It led me to some of my best friends, to a new career, and to a confidence in myself I never even imagined possible. My favorite hobby, Twitter, has given me connections to a whole new world of people who approach life and parenting in the same way I do, as evidenced by my inclusion in Science of Parenthood's The BIGGER Book of Parenting Tweets.

Reality no longer ruins my life. Sometimes it scares me because I'm too happy and waiting for the inevitable fall, but for now, I'll take it.

Thank you for visiting my site!
Stella