Nikki Loftin

Oh, my.
I came across the loveliest site today — a film project where fifty people are asked the same question. Here’s the link.
Check out Brooklyn. It’s wonderful.Go ahead. I’ll wait.
Are you back?
So did you wake up where you wanted to be this morning? If you didn’t, why not?  I spent the last decade waking up [...]

My mom and I still go shopping together. I know many of you will think that’s sad, but let me tell you one thing: it’s hard to find a shopping buddy who will honestly tell you when you’re offending the Gods of Fashion. Think about it. Do you think your husband will answer the question [...]

The dragonflies are migrating today! Right past my upstairs windows, thousands and thousands of them. Gorgeous. I wonder where they’re going. Mexico? Central America? Somewhere (gasp!) even warmer than here?Does anyone know?
I finished a new essay that’s close to ready to send out… and I have a darling little girl coming over to play with [...]

School starts in a few days, and I can’t sleep.  I know, it’s not school for me… but in a few, short, blessed days, my precious sons will return to the classroom and I will have the opportunity to concentrate for more than an hour at a time on my next novel.
I think my excitement [...]

Ouch! Ouchouchouch! I finally discovered something more painful than a last-minute rejection from an editor: spraining/breaking my big toe.
Even worse? Damaging it right before I was supposed to put on the most divine four-inch heels ever, and dance the night away at my high school reunion.
Last night, I met up with hundreds of my old [...]

Hi, y’all ! Yesterday was something special.
First off, my talented photographer husband got a great boost: his photo was chosen as the Austin winner of the Scott Kelby Photo Walk 2009 Contest! Check out his photo here. He could win even more, but he says not to hold my breath.
Yay, Dave!
Then, I got a nice [...]