Yeah, that was as corny of a title as I could conjure up, but I do have to admit that I am more than a bit gleeful about an opportunity that I've been given to put more of my thoughts out there to be consumed on the web. I have blogged just a bit on here of my love for the written word, and several of those posts have involved the very cool web community 5minutesforbooks. I've had the pleasure of having a few guest reviews posted on the site, and last week, I received a kind email from Jennifer, the editor, asking me to join their reviewing staff. Yay! It's even all official, and everything! (Scroll down for the familiar goofy face and my feeble attempt at a witty bio.)Prepare yourself for additional shameless plugging in the future-- I'll be doing regular still-to-be-determined-amount-of-time-ly posts highlighting the site's offerings and my contributions, and I feel confident in saying that the site has an abundance of interesting posts and features for readers of all types. My stuff will mostly be popular fiction and picture books, but I hope to also pop up on some of the 'essay' posts as well-- my favorite being a feature called "On Reading." Other than my wackadoo kids, I can't think of a thing I like to blather on about more!


