About

*This blog is no longer updated but remains on the interwebs for posterity. You can read my new content at lisaswander.com.*

My name is Lisa. I was a public school teacher for fourteen years until I lost my mind and decided to pursue writing full-time. I also like cooking, advocating for public education, listening to comedy and/or spirituality podcasts (or both!), and reading immersive YA fantasy.

Why “Spiders Chew Gum”?

You can read the whole story here, but in short, it’s from a question a student asked me in my first year of teaching, and the memory has brought me many moments of joy and confusion over the past fifteen years.

*This blog is no longer updated but remains on the interwebs for posterity. You can read my new content at lisaswander.com.*