Category Archives: Lisa VanAllen

What I Did On My Summer Vacation!

I’m back after a lovely and busy week of puttering around Oregon and Washington for recvacational purposes. In Portland we rode bikes, drank beer and espresso, visited Powell’s (at which I found a signed copy of an Alice Hoffman book!), ogled the locals for their ink and artfully messy hair, and checked out the history museum.… Continue Reading

Congrats to ARC Winners!

Congrats to the randomly selected winners of my advance reader copy contest on Facebook! You are (in no particular order): Kadeidra Antrobus Mary N Connolly Ellen Meister Gloria Derflinger Marianne Hopkins Wood Rachelle Lantigua Rosa Please contact me via THIS ONLINE FORM. Send your full name and mailing address; your ARC of The Wishing Thread will… Continue Reading

Cleo Chickens Out

We took the hedgie to the park to see if she might like to explore a little. She seemed like she needed a change of pace! This is pretty much how our evening went, on repeat. She did come out a little bit, but inevitably, she would get cold feet and go running back to… Continue Reading

Review: Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow

Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley by Jonathan Kruk My rating: 5 of 5 stars A great book for anyone interested in the lore of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. Some of the folk stories were embellished or stretched a bit with a storyteller’s sensibility, which I personally am okay with, as… Continue Reading