Warm heart, scorched feet
The other day, we went to the beach—McIrish, the Princess, the Firefighter, the Peeper and yours truly. Oh, it was a glorious day! The...
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KRISTAN HIGGINS
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Kristan Higgins
- Jul 3, 2022
And then there was Dad…
Since I wrote about Sainted Mother last week, I thought I’d tell you a little bit about my dad, gone these many years. He was tall and...
Kristan Higgins
- Jun 20, 2022
Sainted Mother vs. Authority
In OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY, Lillie’s mother is chilly, judgmental, stylish, exceedingly well educated and wields her criticism like...
Kristan Higgins
- May 23, 2022
Can't put my finger on it
In Out of the Clear Blue Sky, there’s a guy named Ben Hallowell. Captain of a fishing boat. Cape Codder. Man of few words but can flirt...
Kristan Higgins
- May 17, 2022
I'm driving in my car…
Recently, my not-so-sainted husband implied that I was not the best driver. Readers, how dare he? So what if I missed that tiny little...
Kristan Higgins
- May 10, 2022
Who lives there?
I don’t know what I did before Airbnb. As a writer, I get to travel quite a bit. If I’m going to be somewhere longer than a couple of...
Kristan Higgins
- May 2, 2022
The view from above
Being that I am spiritual and religious-ish and grew up Catholic, I do believe in the afterlife. This month, I’ve been doing a lot of...
Kristan Higgins
- Mar 24, 2022
My Baby's Baby
I just met my first grandchild. Holding my daughter’s son was transcendent. My little girl has grown this beautiful, perfect little boy...
Kristan Higgins
- Mar 14, 2022
The other love language
While it’s been around forever, I just found out about the love languages, which are, according to the Google, words of affirmation,...
Kristan Higgins
- Feb 20, 2022
Enough already!
My role model for old age. Is it that I’m becoming a delightful curmudgeon, a la the Dowager Countess of Downton Abbey? Am I just...
Kristan Higgins
- Jan 30, 2022
Game night
Let the good times roll. The other day, when my sister was visiting our mom, we decided to have a game night. Oh, readers! It was a...
Kristan Higgins
- Jan 9, 2022
Hotel Noël
In case of apocalypse, head for my mom’s. She’s got a few of these stashed in the freezer at all times. While I recently was on Cape Cod,...
Kristan Higgins
- Dec 16, 2021
An unexpected angel
Well, it’s that time of year, so I’m going to tell you a Christmas story. It’s not the happiest story, but maybe it’s a good story...
Kristan Higgins
- Nov 21, 2021
Those slutty closets
My closet will not look like this, alas. Part of our house renovation means that McIrish will finally get his stuff out of my closet. Oh,...
Kristan Higgins
- Nov 14, 2021
Sainted Mother v. Thanksgiving
Sure, it’s a neck. Tragically, I will not be able to chase my mother around the house with a turkey neck this year. I know. I’m sad, too....
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 28, 2021
Back from whence we came
Booey, my bear since I was two, remains with us. Of course he does! Our house renovation has now started on the inside, so McIrish moved...
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 17, 2021
Demolition man
I may have mentioned that we’re renovating our house…the first home improvements we’ve done since we’ve moved in, back when we were young...
Kristan Higgins
- Oct 1, 2021
The Derma Sucker
I had a week off, gang. A week of real vacation time, which is unusual for us authorly folk. We usually have writing, editing, revisions,...
Kristan Higgins
- Sep 8, 2021
The Aftermath
Last week, I finished my twenty-second novel. This one was a tough one to write for good and bad reasons. On the happy front, I was busy...
Kristan Higgins
- Aug 22, 2021
The not-so-great outdoors
Oh, sure, I love the great outdoors as much as anyone! As long as I can go back to a comfy room with hot water and plumbing and a...
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