I was a shy kid who grew up in an Air Force family. My shyness made it hard to make new friends. When you move during the middle of the sch...

Here in the Midwest, we're muddling through the middle of summer, complete with "Excessive Heat Warnings" for today and tomor...

. Howdy, Campers! This post will be short and sweet--'cause it's summer ! Last week I posted an interview with illustrator-aut...

. Howdy, Campers, and Happy Poetry Friday! (an original poem, the link to PF, and instructions on how to enter our drawing for an autograp...

My favorite genre is non-fiction. One of the best books I've read in the last year is  The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America...

We continue to look at books who inspire us. These past few years have been defined by an anger born of despair, and by a loss of kindnes...

I’ve always considered tomorrow, June 15 – the middle day of the year’s sixth month, the date that marks the middle of my year.   Thoug...

Meet my long-ago writer and debut middle grade novelist Naomi Milliner of Olney, Maryland, the creator of today’s WEDNESDAY WRITING WORKOU...

. Howdy, Campers, and Happy Poetry Friday ! (Be sure to visit this week's Poetry Friday host, Michelle at MoreArt4All ) Today's p...