Deanna Hoak

The kiddos and I made candy today. The recipe was easy for them and came out pretty tasty. 1 8-oz. pkg cream cheese, softened 1 pkg Oreos 2 pkg semisweet baking chocolate Take out nine Oreos and crush the rest into very fine crumbs (for which I recommend a Ziploc bag and a rolling pin). [...]

I’ve tried very little single-malt, though I’ve really liked what I’ve tried (some Aberlour 10 that was good if woody, and some kind of really old something an acquaintance had, though she doesn’t remember what it was :-/). The BX is having a tent sale through tomorrow, with the following deals (with no tax): Aberfeldy [...]

I leg-pressed twice my weight today! I have been trying forever to be able to pull that off, because I just thought that I ought to be able to do it. (Lots of you guys can do way more, I’m sure.) The weights would just never go, though, until today. I even went for twelve [...]

I’m currently working on a project that doesn’t need much in the way of editing. In some ways, this is almost frustrating because it’s for an author and editor with whom I haven’t worked before, and I’d really like the opportunity to show off. :-) As I’ve said before, though, sometimes it’s even more important [...]

There’s a nifty raffle going on to save Apex Digest. You can bid on the particular item you want for $1 a chance. Prizes include voice recordings, signed books, and edits of short stories or chapters. Take a look!

It’s a great book. And you now have the opportunity to win a free copy, in a promotion that should be fun to watch. :-D

I discovered today that one of my posts–“Proofreading vs. Copyediting”–is required reading for a Michigan State University Professional Writing course. That feels strange. :-)

Hooooly crap this kid’s a good unicyclist. (The beginning of the video has an image of a woman flipping someone off, if that makes it NSFW; just wait for the tricks, though.) Just so y’all know, I can’t do any of that stuff. I just…ride. Straight forward. And turn when I need to. But damn. [...]

While Blaine was in space camp at Kennedy Space Center, she and I got matching T-shirts, and we just had the opportunity the other day to dress up in them! Are we not adorable? And we match my blog! :-D The shirts, in case you can’t see, say “I Need My Space” followed by a [...]

A judge told a mom who found her kids murdered, lying in pools of blood, that if she cried on the witness stand when describing it, the judge would declare a mistrial.