Annie is a novelist, blogger, nationally award-winning poet, and two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated short story author.
Category Archives: Anecdotes
The Cookies
One day when I was young, maybe in 4th or 5th grade, I went home with one of my girlfriends after school. This wasn’t unusual even though it was a school night; we probably had some sort of class assignment … Continue reading
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How We Ran Over my Husband
Originally posted on March 3, 2011 at 3:24 PM When the hub-a-dub and I were at the ripe young age of 16 (yes, back when Kyle was just a dub), my mom took us (Kyle, my brother, and me) to … Continue reading
How I Lost a Toe in ‘Nam
Originally posted on January 19, 2011 at 3:58 PM And by ‘Nam, I mean nom. Buttons is viscous. No, not really (well, she is, but that’s not really how I lost a toe). But I DID lose a toe! Let … Continue reading
snow day
Originally posted on February 12, 2010 at 4:49 PM We’ve had more than a foot of snow in the past two days. This is unheard of. It snows so little, so infrequently in Texas that my primary memory of snow … Continue reading
NOW we can all start celebrating Christmas!
Originally posted on November 29, 2009 at 7:15 PM Last night I decorated inside, and today Kyle and I put up lights outside. It really took me back to my childhood, with my dad cursing grumpily about the strands that … Continue reading