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Some days you're the grasshopper and some days you're the ant. And some days you're the weird little mole who didn't make it into the story. 5:43 PM May 17th via Twitter for iPhone
@sbobst Absolutely. 7:28 PM May 14th via web in reply to sbobst
Had a dream that I looked up "stealthy" in the dictionary, and the first definition was "When you walk into trees." #noidea 6:50 AM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone
@sbobst Nicely played. 5:55 AM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to sbobst
@sbobst Um, because I have a 10 y.o. boy, I feel compelled to add: not *that* kind of balls. 8:27 PM May 13th via web in reply to sbobst
@sbobst It's great. She's juggling a lot of balls, but it works. 8:27 PM May 13th via web in reply to sbobst
@sarahstrohmeyer Thank God someone does. 6:32 PM May 12th via web in reply to sarahstrohmeyer
Interesting fact: people who suffer from migraines are called "migraineurs." Fancy! I decree that the queasy shall now be called "pukeurs." 3:50 PM May 12th via Twitter for iPhone
Just finished Alison Bechdel's ARE YOU MY MOTHER? Really, really good. 1:08 PM May 12th via Twitter for iPhone
Removing the red berries from Special K with Red Berries is an art, like panning for gold or being a total wuss as a parent. 4:58 AM May 11th via web
@UffishL I know! You could play catch with it, you could use it to apply make-up... 11:00 AM May 10th via web in reply to UffishL
Just read an article called "10 Things To Do With A Boneless Chicken Breast," and EVERY SINGLE ONE involved cooking it and eating it. 9:18 AM May 10th via web
Does it make me sound crazy if I say that I think my horoscope is mocking me? 8:32 AM May 10th via Twitter for iPhone
Two lines from recent dreams: "My vegans don't sweat" and "David Bowie brought this on himself." 4:20 AM May 10th via web
@sarahstrohmeyer Still, it kind of sounds fun, doesn't it, delivering it in person? Kind of festive. 10:50 AM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to sarahstrohmeyer
@sarahstrohmeyer Probably not. I tend to email manuscripts five minutes after the deadline. 8:24 AM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to sarahstrohmeyer
@sarahstrohmeyer LOL. Kids have to learn this stuff *somewhere*. 6:09 AM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to sarahstrohmeyer
@krisriggle Okay, that made me laugh. 6:04 AM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to krisriggle
Can't wait to watch this episode of "My Little Pony"--the TiVo synopsis is, "Settling a complicated land dispute." 4:47 AM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone
My kid just got a necklace that plays "My best friend's brother is the one for me." Her best friend's brother is two. 3:17 PM May 5th via web

Name Carolyn Parkhurst
Location Washington, DC
Web http://www.caroly...
Bio I'm the author of the novels The Dogs of Babel, Lost and Found, and The Nobodies Album, as well as the children's book Cooking With Henry and Elliebelly.