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KRISTAN HIGGINS
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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Kristan Higgins
Sep 16, 2012
Living the dream
September 16, 2012 My great-grandmother was fourteen years old when she immigrated to America from Hungary. Alone. The next year, she...
Kristan Higgins
Sep 2, 2012
Imaginary friends
September 2, 2012 Being a writer obviously means that I think a lot about imaginary people. I always have. When I was tiny, I had Sally...
Kristan Higgins
Aug 25, 2012
Women behaving badly
August 26, 2012 My friend and I went to see The Bourne Legacy a couple of weeks ago. It was the two of us in the theater, as well as six...
Kristan Higgins
Aug 19, 2012
To sleep, perchance to plot
The other day, McIrish told me about a story he heard on the radio. Sleep helps creativity. “Maybe you should—” he began. “No, yes, I’m...
Kristan Higgins
Aug 11, 2012
For the love of the sport
August 11, 2012 I am not an Olympic athlete. This may come as a surprise, but no, I’ve never competed in the games. I’m beginning to...
Kristan Higgins
Aug 4, 2012
My favorite president
August 4, 2012 I love Teddy Roosevelt…TR as his friends called him. He was instrumental in establishing some of our finest national parks...
Kristan Higgins
Jul 21, 2012
Tres glam
C’est moi, of course. So very glamorous. Today, I’m flying across country to visit an old pal before the Romance Writers of America hosts...
Kristan Higgins
Jul 15, 2012
And the livin’ is easy…
The first summer I was officially an adult (college: check; job: check), I had a cute little apartment in New Haven, which was...
Kristan Higgins
Jul 8, 2012
Gearing up
July 8, 2012 I’m not a believer in gear. The other day, I went for one of my infamous runs. I was wearing Ye Basic Running Shorts, those...
Kristan Higgins
Jul 1, 2012
Our porch
One of the things I love best about summer is my front porch. We have two bouncy old metal chairs from one of my great-aunts, and McIrish...
Kristan Higgins
Jun 24, 2012
My latest embarrassment
Yoga. I know what you’re saying. Really, Higgins? You? Aren’t you supposed to be um…flexible and athletic and serious and stuff? You are....
Kristan Higgins
Jun 17, 2012
You big softy
June 17, 2012 Today, as we were feting McIrish over lunch, I was telling the kids the story of the gymnast who stuck the landing on a...
Kristan Higgins
Jun 11, 2012
Mornin’, Sunshine!
As you may know, morning just ain’t my thing. Yesterday, I woke up saying, “The information is hidden in my arm!” Today, I felt the need...
Kristan Higgins
Jun 3, 2012
The two best words
June 3, 2012 The End. Yep! It’s funny…by the time I get to type those words at the end of a manuscript, I’ve been so excited to write the...
Kristan Higgins
May 20, 2012
Sigh…
May 20, 2012 The other day, my neighbor called our house asking for McIrish’s help in moving some furniture. “He’s working tonight,” I...
Kristan Higgins
May 13, 2012
Gram
My grandmother was the type they don’t make anymore…everything she cooked was fantastic, she always had a homemade dessert on hand, her...
Kristan Higgins
May 6, 2012
Ditch him
May 6, 2012 I wish I could be a dating advisor. I love dating. I miss it, in a twisted sort of way. Still, I’d like to get a job where I...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 29, 2012
Still more inexplicable celebrity dreams
April 29, 2012 My friend and I were driving somewhere recently and talk turned to unsatisfying dreams. She’d had a dream about an old...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 22, 2012
In praise of Mother
This morning, I took the kids down the street to feed the neighbor’s horses. He has a lovely little farm, complete with a pond, fields,...
Kristan Higgins
Apr 14, 2012
Riches to rags
April 15, 2012 One of the strangest things I’ve had to research for a book is what it’s like to be really wealthy. I never wanted to...
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