by Kelli Donley | Dec 15, 2016 | Arizona, Celebrate!
I am taking a few days off over the next three weeks. A couple days here. A couple days there. I plan on accomplishing the following: Driving to Winslow on a solo road trip to take photos and notes for the remaining chapters of Counting Coup. I need to do a bit of...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 12, 2016 | Writing
Photo by Amanda Nemec Hi, all! The book signing this weekend went marvelously. It was, much like the wedding, full of unnecessary nervousness and over far too quickly. My face was hot for the reading, I was so flustered—which was silly because the room was full of...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 8, 2016 | Arizona, Celebrate!
Hey local friends! Just a gentle reminder tomorrow I will be talking about Basket Baby and signing copies at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe. 7 pm! I’ll be wearing new boots, and old turquoise and a nervous but happy smile. Let’s awkward hug and talk...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 21, 2016 | Arizona
Southeastern Arizona has a burgeoning wine culture that is driving tourists to visit. We were among them last month when we visited the region for five days. With wineries and hikes in mind, we rented a home on AirBNB and headed the 2 hours and 45 minutes south from...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 15, 2016 | Good to Great
Oh, hello dear blog. I’ve neglected you long enough. There have been a bevy of excuses: the wedding, the exorbitant amount of time I am now spending commuting, family life, publishing. Basket Baby is being published, and I’ll have a signing at Changing...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 4, 2016 | Celebrate!, Family
Oh, dear blog. You have not been forgotten, although you have certainly been neglected lately. I’d apologize, but I have good reason. I was planning a wedding and a honeymoon and over-thinking everything. We had a handful of our favorite people in one place and...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 14, 2016 | Arizona, Celebrate!
Girlfriends organized and threw a Frida Kahlo-themed wedding shower for me over the weekend. It was, not to be too dramatic, the best day of my life. I had a handful of close friends and family in one room, all enjoying great food and each other’s company....
by Kelli Donley | Aug 23, 2016 | Good to Great, Writing
This month’s editor’s letter in Bon Appetit is about Adam Rapaport’s habit of taking himself out for a long lunch once a month, with a cocktail, to find inspiration. He sits at the bar, takes his time, and gets a ton of work done—all while savoring...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 14, 2016 | Arizona, Community, Journal
In this entry in the series, Raising a Modern Family, Ashley talks about being raised by a stepfather, and how this has influenced her marriage with Nick-and the raising of their two boys. She also talks about how her relationship with Christ changed her life, and...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 11, 2016 | Media, Writing
Oh, hi there. Life has been rather chaotic around these parts, in the best of ways. We are planning a wedding, the kids started high school this week, and I’ve finished up final (no, really) edits on Basket Baby. Now, for cover design, and continued work on the next...
