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  1. Just Say No: School Pictures Edition

    school picture day

    This year, I didn't pre-purchase school pictures. You know the ones. The ones where the photographer says, "Say CHEESE!" and your kid gets a goofy fake grin showing both rows of teeth all the way back to where the wisdom teeth will come in? The ones you have to pay for BEFORE you buy? The cheapest package was $30 or $40. You can get them retaken, but it's a pain. And really -- for three kids' poorly taken pics that we don't even want to give to their own grandparents? I said no.  Read more >

  2. My Mother and The American Way of Housekeeping

    The American Way of Housekeeping

    I found the book nearly untouched, its spine still uncracked. THE AMERICAN WAY OF HOUSEKEEPING. The cover featured rather lurid illustrations of a ‘50s era meal: a coral salmon wedge surrounded by a ring of peas, accompanied by deviled eggs. “What’s this?” I asked my father.  Read more >

Margaret Dilloway

Full Name
Margaret Dilloway
Member Since
June 2009
About Me: 

I'm mom to three kids, and a writer. My debut novel, HOW TO BE AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, is out in paperback now. My second novel, THE CARE AND HANDLING OF ROSES AND THORNS, will be published by Putnam in August 2012.

I also blog, about writing, parenting, or whatever else pops into my head. Sometimes attempted recipes and crafts, sometimes successful ones!

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Putnam Books

Berkley Books

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Scripps College, Claremont CA

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