Slumber Parties

September 25, 2013

Her mom bought us pizzas and let us eat candy and chocolate. We stayed up far past a reasonable bedtime and watched Gremlins, a movie so scary, I had nightmares for weeks. We giggled over nothing and whispered secrets and stories until we couldn’t keep our eyes open. In the morning, instead of my usual breakfast of eggs or oatmeal, we ate sugary cereal. Two…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.