First of all, I'd like to add my "WELCOME, Laura!" I’m so happy you’re here. Happy, too, about all the poetry you and April an...

Happy Poetry Friday! I first read this poem just last month at Keri Recommends , and I love it! I've been immersed in writing educator...

Kids (and grown-ups) love to write in rhyme, but it’s a lot harder than it looks. And it gets even tougher if you’re trying to write nonfic...

When I was a kid, I had no thought of being an author OR a teacher! As the youngest of four girls, I was always one of the students when we ...

Winter: icy lakes and rivers, snow up to our necks, skating through day after frozen day. Spring: snowdrops in sunny spots,...

So, I’m here to report: there are those times when even though I’ve ritualistically readied myself to write, I am unable to move forward...

. Howdy Campers and Happy Poetry Friday! Thanks for hosting it today at Rogue Anthropologist , Kara! . We've been talking abo...

Confession time: I'm the one who suggested we do a series about writing rituals. So I've read my fellow TeachingAuthors' posts ...

Hi! I’ll introduce myself more in a future post, but I’m Laura Purdie Salas, a temporary Teaching Author. I’m so happy to be here! Rituals...