About Mary

Mary Pascual is a fantasy and YA author living in San Jose, CA with her husband, son, and cats. Read her latest posts, book updates, and writerly musings.

The ticket to fame and fortune

2026-08-22T19:35:48+00:00July 20, 2009|Weblogs|

Oh look, another whole week has gone by and I’ve managed to post… um... once. I’ve got quite the stellar record lately. I totally blame employment. And trying to get [...]

Do steroids go bad?

2026-08-22T19:35:48+00:00July 13, 2009|Weblogs|

I worked in the garden for five hours yesterday and got loads done. I didn't think it would take so long, but since I'm down to doing about one day [...]

have your cake

2026-08-22T19:35:48+00:00July 1, 2009|Weblogs|

My friends made this.  It is CAKE! Seriously, how do I get them on Food Network?  They must be shared.             - wg

My Ugly Betty Pic

2026-08-22T19:35:48+00:00June 24, 2009|Weblogs|

A recent conversation with a friend reminded me of this picture, evidence of my "awkward period". My friend's daughter is the same age as I was when I took this [...]

Wheezy, breezy birthday

2026-08-22T19:35:48+00:00June 20, 2009|Weblogs|

One fine Saturday morning… Chance & Keen:  HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Me:  Wheeze, croak, wheeze! (Meant to say “thank you!”) Me:  Voice?! Hey, voice? What gives, man? Voice:  Yeah, I been thinking. [...]

Got some breathing room

2026-08-22T19:35:48+00:00June 9, 2009|Weblogs|

A funny thing has happened lately.  I finally feel like I'm able to breathe again.  Except I didn't know that I hadn't been breathing... until I started again, you know?  [...]

More power than we think

2026-08-22T19:35:48+00:00June 2, 2009|Weblogs|

In the name of disclosure… I’ve been blogging for almost four years and I’ve been in marketing for over ten. When I say “we” in this post I’m referring to [...]

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