. Howdy, Campers!  Happy Poetry Friday (PF link & my poem are below) First of all, we at TeachingAuthors hope you're getting som...

     I know these are trying times as we struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, but I'm trying to stay positive. So I want to begin by sa...

                                              ( Pixabay.com Leap Jump Leaping) In honor of 2020’s Leap Year status, we at TeachingAuthor...

Good News! In celebration of her newest picture book THE BOY IN THE BIG BLUE GLASSES  (EK Books, 2019) award-winning Australian children’s...

Years ago, I published a few magazine articles including one about Oklahoma prairie dogs infected with the plague. The PLAGUE! Those cute li...

I don't know how to swim. Years of Learn-to-Swim classes, and I still can't do anything resembling a crawl. I can't coordinate m...

Sebel's gravestone in Patterson, NY As we begin our new series in “taking leaps,” I’m focusing on the leaps that historical fiction...

. Howdy, Campers, and Happy Poetry Friday! (see link at the end) Before I forget, if you live near Los Angeles, author/illustrator Barney...

In my last post , I shared ways to achieve 20/20 vision in 2020. So I’m especially grateful today’s Wednesday Writing Workout allows me to ...