Talking with myself
As you may know, I’ve been alone quite a bit this summer, working away. I love solitude. I always have. As a kid, I’d hide in the cellar...
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KRISTAN HIGGINS
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Kristan Higgins
- Jul 18, 2021
Ode to Providence
PACK UP THE MOON, my latest book, is set in Providence, Rhode Island, a small city with a lot going on. It’s home to eight...
Kristan Higgins
- Jul 4, 2021
Movie irritants
Now that is some fresh flannel. There are often details that jerk me right out of an otherwise satisfactory movie or television...
Kristan Higgins
- Jun 20, 2021
Dear Old Dads
In PACK UP THE MOON, Lauren is a self-described daddy’s girl. When her dad dies during Lauren’s sophomore year of college, she’s...
Kristan Higgins
- Jun 14, 2021
Thoughts from the mother of the bride
Aw. Mike is teary-eyed. Good. What beautiful vows! They’re both so eloquent. I’m so happy! Look at them! They love each other so much!...
Kristan Higgins
- May 30, 2021
All grown up
My daughter, my lovely princess, is getting married on Saturday. I am so happy. They say that time flies by, that it seems like yesterday...
Kristan Higgins
- May 16, 2021
Pack Up the Moon
One of the things that might not be immediately obvious about PACK UP THE MOON is that it’s a book about marriage, and how to do it...
Kristan Higgins
- May 9, 2021
Ode to my sisters on Mother’s Day
Hilary and me I have two sisters: Hilary, who is 15 months younger than I am and was a grade behind me in school. We were treated as...
Kristan Higgins
- May 2, 2021
The 10,000 step journey
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in need of a dress for a special occasion must be condemned not to find one. Kid,...
Kristan Higgins
- Apr 19, 2021
All you gotta do is dance
You betcha. Last night, dear readers, McIrish and I endeavored to practice our dancing skills. Let me set the scene for you. I consider...
Kristan Higgins
- Apr 11, 2021
The Zen arts
This should only take a hundred years or so… My friend Joss bought a house last year in the middle of the pandemic. It’s tiny, in an...
Kristan Higgins
- Apr 3, 2021
My childhood Easters
First came the dresses. There was a fancy store in our town, and we’d only go there once a year…for Easter. Oh, my goodness! We didn’t...
Kristan Higgins
- Mar 20, 2021
What’s in a name
I took a walk around an old cemetery today. I love cemeteries, though I don’t want to be buried in one. I’m more of a cremation/compost...
Kristan Higgins
- Mar 11, 2021
The things we take for granted
This pandemic thing is a year old now, and the end is near (those words finally sound damn cheerful, don’t they?). I know we’ll all have...
Kristan Higgins
- Jan 31, 2021
COVID clothes
Sephora, I miss you! I got dressed today. (Yes, this is blog-worthy). Around noon, after being awake for four-plus hours, I took a shower...
Kristan Higgins
- Jan 17, 2021
Word weary
Boho? Or just a deer who uses accessories well? I’m tired of hearing and reading certain words, gang. Plus, I’m a little crotchety today...
Kristan Higgins
- Jan 7, 2021
What I learned on my social media detox
Hello again! As you might know, I took my second annual social media break from December 15 till January 7. The Princess and her fiancé...
Kristan Higgins
- Dec 6, 2020
Dream Come True
Dearest Son turned 22, and we watched home movies this morning. I made brunch at his request, and the Princess, her fiancé, and my mom...
Kristan Higgins
- Nov 30, 2020
Our most pathetic Thanksgiving ever
I’d like to file a complaint. Hello? I would like to enter the contest for most depressing Thanksgiving, please! Yes, yes, I know that...
Kristan Higgins
- Nov 21, 2020
Day in the Life of a Writer
This is not what it’s like. People often ask me if I write every day. The answer is no. But I work every day. Every single day. When...
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