Dear Son: YOU ROCK!

by | Jan 6, 2016 | Dear Daughter/Dear Son, Reflections

Dear Son: You won the middle school spelling bee today. You, as a 6th grader, beat out all the 7th and 8th graders to take the cake. I’m so proud of you! I’m thankful for your intelligent mind. But I have to offer some advice: Winning isn’t...

You are worth it

by | Dec 17, 2015 | Dear Daughter/Dear Son

Dear Daughter, This week has been crazy for me. You see, your birthday is on Saturday, so in addition to all the Christmas preparations I’m working on, I’m preparing for your birthday. You were supposed to be born in January, but you came unexpectedly two...

Freaky Dystopia in Real Life

by | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized

Ever since The Breeding Tree was released, I’ve received a few links to articles that are eerily close to the subject of my book. Article1: Scientists debate the ethics of an unnerving gene-editing technique Article 2: British scientists seek to edit the genes...