storyteller for children and all who are young at heart
Is this a thing? I feel like it must be. Everything has a hashtag these days. So I have a topic that has nothing to do with writing or reading. I’m thinking about time portals today and the ones I have in my life. To be honest, I guess I’m just thinking about memories, but … Continue reading #Off-Topic Tuesday
Today is the eve of a new year. We, together, say goodbye to the previous 12 months we have decidedly named one year. We measure time in years, months, hours, minutes and less. How do we measure that time spent? Is there a way to measure your moments, your events, your worth? Some will say … Continue reading New Year’s Eve
A phrase I often use, in various situations, is “Life Gets In the Way”. We all try to achieve certain things, keep up with good habits, stay in touch with friends and family, but the everyday wheels of the machine of life do tend to get in the way. We let that flow direct our … Continue reading The Inconvenience of Death
I attended my very first SCBWI event this past weekend. It was MG/YA Day in Lancaster PA. Guest speakers included editor Rick Chillot of Quirk Books, agent Zoe Sandler of ICM Partners, middle-grade author Jennie K. Brown and young adult author Abbey Nash. I will be honest with you; I don't know why I went. … Continue reading Secret Society of Writers
Someone once asked me "What are three books that influenced you the most?" And I had an immediate answer. He wasn't expecting, however, for them to all be children's books. Perhaps I wasn't either, but there you have it. When we were children my parents brought us to the library on a very regular basis. … Continue reading Out of The Bug Jar
'Life is Distracting and Uncertain,' She said and went to draw the curtain A line from Edward Gorey's story The Shrinking Treehorn. Naturally, as I begin my journey online and at home to move my stories from my private world to the public world, life gets in the way. I remember this quote because I once … Continue reading Gorey Stories
I am writing blog posts for no one to read. I have done nothing to promote my website or even have it visible by any web searches. This site is not even completed, yet I post. I do this for several reasons. First - I want to visit my website pretty regularly right now as inspiration, … Continue reading Dear Mr. & Mrs. Nobody,
