Official blog of Deborah M. Castellano. Author. Maker. Glamour Maven.
Keeping thinking and dreaming about what we’re creating in Spare Oom! Deb is on hard book deadline, so our new launches won’t happen til Spring. For now, we’ve been receiving requests at the shop for how to store … Continued
Pain Redeems All. Keeping thinking and dreaming about what we’re creating in Spare Oom! Deb is on hard book deadline, so our new launches won’t happen til Spring. For now, we’ve been receiving requests at the shop for how … Continued
Worth the wait, pinkie swear! Keeping thinking and dreaming about what we’re creating in Spare Oom! Deb is on hard book deadline, so our new launches won’t happen til Spring. For now, we’ve been receiving requests at the shop … Continued
No one knows how to react when your week is mostly composed of cemetery visits. It sounds so gothic Italian-American. I think if it’s not actually part of your culture, it’s easy to just imagine long black veils fluttering elegantly … Continued
What a month, right? The US election, my next book contract is officially signed with a very tight deadline, US Thanksgiving, virtual school related ridiculousness with my nephew LittleMan . . . Needless to say, I have not … Continued
What a month, right? The US election, my next book contract is officially signed with a very tight deadline, US Thanksgiving, virtual school related ridiculousness with my nephew LittleMan . . . Needless to say, I have not … Continued
What a month, right? The US election, my next book contract is officially signed with a very tight deadline, US Thanksgiving tomorrow in some form or another, school related hijinx with my nephew LittleMan . . . Needless … Continued
It doesn’t start out that way. It never does. I’m almost always oblivious first. Greedily sucking down lovely experiences with the verve of someone half my age, once again assured that since everything is beautiful and nothing … Continued
“Mommy told me your friend died.” He said it solemnly, with some apprehension. I knew that he was feeling sad about his great-grandfather having passed away earlier in the pandemic because Mommy (my sister) told me that. It’s not even 8a. … Continued
I have been tutoring my nephew during pandemic. Part of what this entails is coding lessons for Little Man with MFH (My Favorite Houseguest) with Minecraft. I let Little Man use my computer for that. What we learned is … Continued