
The Bounce Back
The great thing about the end of a writer's conference is coming home. The worst thing? Coming home. It never fails that upon my return from a week-long stay away, the house will be in shambles, the dog will be neurotic, and the children will be lost to the boob tube. And yet for some odd reason none of this registered when I first arrived and invited another writer (with whom I carpooled) to "Come on in!" Needless to say, she didn't stay long. Although to be fair, it had bee