Claire Bidwell Smith

We landed in Atlanta yesterday, after a long, but actually kind of pleasant, flight. I held back tears saying goodbye to Veronica at the airport in Los Angeles, nuzzling into her while she sat strapped into her car seat. I whispered to her, “I love you more than anything in the whole world.” And again, Read more…

Hello from Chicago! It’s cold here. But it feels oh-so warm and lovely to be seeing old friends and family. We spent yesterday afternoon and evening at Greg’s sister’s house and Vera could not have been more thrilled to be reunited with her cousins. I can’t even tell you how happy it makes me to Read more…

I can never believe how quickly December passes. Next week we head to Chicago, and after that Ohio, for Christmas. Veronica has been obsessively talking about seeing her cousins, and I’m feeling little twinges of guilt that we live so far away from our extended family. There are ten grandkids, including Jules and Vera, in Read more…

I just want to announce a couple of upcoming events that have been scheduled for my paperback release. I’ll be adding appearances as they’re booked, but for now I want to let you know about these two, and tell you that there is seriously nothing I like more these days than getting to meet readers, Read more…

I’m back from Australia. Whew, that was quite a trip! I have much, much, much to say but we’re all pretty jet lagged and swamped with unpacking and whatnot. Greg is off to NYC tomorrow morning for work and I’m trying to batten down the hatches for dealing with both girls on my own while Read more…

Hi from Melbourne! It’s 7am here and I’ve been up for two and a half hours, thanks to a crying Juliette and the fact that we’re all still trying to figure out the time change. It’s the third day in a row that we’ve all been up by 5am and unfortunately for us, nothing in Read more…

Both girls were up at 4:30AM this morning. First Vera woke with a nightmare (something about me being on a stage with her best friend Zoe) and only wanted me, not Greg, to lay down with her. I was sleeping with the baby, who of course woke up the moment I departed our bed for Read more…

Well, it’s official: me and my little family are headed to Australia in a month. I guess this trip has been official for some time, but only until now have I been able to release my the full details of my itinerary. Anyway, I can’t even tell you how excited we all are to go Read more…

Becoming a published author has been rich in surreal experiences. Some of them, more expected than others. A few moments that I expected to feel profound haven’t, and others that seemed as though they wouldn’t be a big deal have floored me. Holding my actual book for the first time somehow wasn’t as wild as Read more…

Remember when I went to New York to record my audio book? Well, it’s available now! You can purchase it on Amazon, iTunes, etc and listen to a free sample on the Amazon site (just under the book cover image). Also, this week I would love to see you at any of my upcoming events. Read more…