Not saving you from this storm, mutant,” he said. “Saving you for your later fate, we are.” His voice was weirdly inflected and metallic, like an automated answering machine. “Oh, good. Yoda captured us,” Fang whispered.

People always remember the worst day of their lifes. It becomes a part of them forever.

Part 3 BACK TO SCHOOL (THE NORMAL KIND)

I'm not a writer's writer. I'm not a craftsman. I could be, and that would be a one-book-a-year operation.

I looked into her eyes. "Mom, who do you pray to?" I just pray, Daniel. That's all.

As a maternal figure, I always try to keep the flock safe, of course. But I admit, it did my heart proud to see the instant blood-lust pop into Gazzy’s blue eyes and to see little Angel automatically tense up and get into fighting stance, ready to rip someone’s head off. They were just so — so dang adorable, sometimes.

I believe we should spend less time worrying about the quantity of books children read and more time introducing them to quality books that will turn them on to the joy of reading and turn them into lifelong readers.