Shala Howell

So I sat down today to do a bit of blogging for the first time in almost a month…

And then this happened.

Photo showing my very large cat sitting squarely in the middle of my lap, while my iPad all suited up in its keyboard case is shoved off to the side.
Someone has clearly forgotten how to share a lap. (Photo: Shala Howell)

Man, it’s hard to type this way.

Cat has been moved further down the lap, giving the iPad the prime lap real estate.
That’s better. (Photo: Shala Howell)

But to bring you up quickly to date… blogging has been light in part because middle school parenthood has been busier than expected and I’ve been putting what little writing time I have during the week toward the next book rather than toward the blog.

I’ll be popping in and out as much as I can this fall, because feeding my curiosity is my happy place, and this blog is where I get to do it.

See you (occasionally, as often as possible, but probably not more than a few times a month, and mostly on weekends) around the pond.

If my cat allows it.

Cat is back, forcing the iPad off to the other side.
Well that didn’t last long. (Photo: Shala Howell)

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Published by Shala Howell

I spent two decades helping companies like Bell Labs, Juniper Networks, and a genetic testing company that was later acquired by CVS translate some of the world’s most complicated concepts into actionable, understandable English. Now I'm working on a much harder problem -- fostering children’s curiosity and engagement in the scientific, artistic, and linguistic world that surrounds them. The first book in my Caterpickles Parenting Series, What’s That, Mom?, focuses on how to use public art to nurture children’s curiosity in the world around them. My next book will focus on science, and how parents without a science degree can answer their curious child's questions without enrolling in a college level refresher course. In the meantime, you can find me blogging about life with a very curious Eleven-Year-Old at Caterpickles.com, chatting about books and the writing life at BostonWriters.blog, and tweeting about books, writing, science, & things that make me smile at @shalahowell.

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