Amy
novelist, mom of two, championship napper
 I didn't realize how allergic I am to bee stings. |  Refrigerator Jenga. |  Yoga slows me down. |
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 It seems like I can't go more than an hour without a call from school. |  When I'm deep in it, I feel what my characters feel. |  I'm very happy that my girls have a real relationship with their grandmother. |
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 I think that even if you have an awesome, evolved, helpful male partner who splits the chores, etc., there are still a lot of things that women tend to take on in terms of family life. |  The beach has always been my happy place. |  I'm within 50 pages of the end. |
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 It doesn't come naturally. |  I try to remind myself how fast this time goes. |  It feels like home already. |
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 I've been working on this for three and a half years. |  And he listens to me endlessly chattering about people who don't exist. |  Got up, made lunches, got kids ready for school, went to work, wrote a thousand words, ran to whole foods, took subway home, prepped dinner... |
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 Gardening is sensual, and grimy, and primitive, and sophisticated all at the same time. |  A lot of days I'm just in awe of the people my kids are becoming. |
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