Peggy Sue Patton

12 Foot Tall Willem Dafoe to your 12 Foot Tall Frankenstein: You know, I’m something of a scientist myself.

My kid has reached the point where he asks for my help in math homework but then figures out the answer before he finishes explaining the problem to me. But now I’m invested, like, okay, but how *do* we figure out how many grams of substance Teresa is using in her science experiment over time?

I was talking about toothpaste, if this was unclear.

I thought it was stressy depressy lemon zesty. 🤷‍♀️

Dear Autocorrect,
No one is ever using the phrase “Monty fresh.” I don’t know why you’re trying to make that happen. It’s not going to happen.

(Yes, it happened more than once, and yes, it only changes the first word after I type the second word! Monty at Autocorrect, what are you doing???)

When I say, “I don’t have time for drama right now,” I exclusively mean I don’t have the spoons for it in media. I am extremely open to hearing about the fight you’re having with your work nemesis.

Judge: Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, have you reached your verdict?
Foreman George Michael: We’re going to need to see him dance, your honor.
Judge: Dance?
Foreman George Michael: *nods to Juror #5*
Juror #5: *hits a button on a boombox; Careless Whisper begins to play*

Me after the fourth x-ray position: Okay, now let’s do a goofy one.

Masked blue haired excited woman under a sign for Anderson’s Bookshop

Unmasked blue haired excited woman with giddy German Shepherd in a purple bow tie collar

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! Swung by @andersonsbookshop to celebrate! (Also, River says happy warm enough to hang in the backyard with your dog day! 🐾)
#indiebookstoreday

“My elementary school is pretty typical: lunch in the cafeteria, P.E. in the gym, evil inventions in the robotics lab.”

a stack of books, fiction and non fiction, on subjects like video games, science, coding, technology, and how to take over the world

A curated book stack at my house that I think explains why my kiddo identifies so hard with my main character, a middle school aged future supervillain. 🦹‍♂️ 💻 🎮

*Looks at blue hair and blue clothes, sitting on my blue sheets and blue pillows…*

After reading a few Ali Hazelwood romances, I noticed a few trends. If any of them look good to you, you might check her out for Valentine’s Day, and keep an eye out on @jessieheningerauthor’s YouTube page for our next Virtually a Book Club talk!

I’ll be keeping an eye out for these in Deep End!

Everybody’s having Fourth Quarter Birthday Cake, right? Happy Birthday to me!

Okay, so obviously I am down for Pinksky to replace Instagram. Where are we at on having like a Purplesky replace TikTok?

Library haul for the month (read). More on the horizon! #pinkskyPost

Everyone at my house has the flu, and I am trying to dodge germs like Neo in The Matrix. (There’s a red pill/blue pill DayQuil/NyQuil reference to be made in there somewhere…)

Wish me luck, friends! Tis the season. Be safe!

Picture an oboist auditioning for the New York Philharmonic, making meaningful eye contact with the conductor while playing a self-arranged version of Clean Bandit’s “Symphony.”

Wide-eyed, blue-haired woman wearing a sheet mask, with bathroom tiles in the background

A Burt’s Bees calming sheet mask

What do we think, new author headshot? 😂

Trying a little extra self-care for 2025. If anyone has tips (or cool face masks to try), let me know!

I have been there. So many times. I always feel both betrayed and foolish.

That’s awesome!