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A Billion Brilliant Stars
The future looks really dark and uncertain right now. Yesterday I wept, today I’m in planning mode. And in case it helps any of you, here are some of my plans, to bring some light and carry it forward.
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Halloweensie Contest: Baby Goblin at the Halloween Ball
Today’s the start of the Halloweensie contest run by author Susanna Leonard Hill, and this year’s challenge was to write no more than 100 words (not including the title) using the three prompt words: goblin, tiptoe, and chill. There’s lots of fun stories up already, and I encourage you to go check them out. Here’s……
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To Slice The Sky
A year ago, right around now, a friend of mine died tragically and unexpectedly. He was a gentle, lanky, funny person, who loved haiku, photography, and martial arts, which he whimsically referred to as ‘slicing the sky with a stick.’ (And cutting the occasional pumpkin with a sword, especially this time of year.) The skies……
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October Update
Happy Autumn, everyone! I love this time of year, from the changing leaves to the brisk wind to the fun of spooky season. The return of cooler weather always feels like new beginnings, with that whiff of freshly sharpened pencils from the start of school. Longtime readers will notice that I’ve done a bunch of……
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Fall Writing Frenzy: The Patchwork Pumpkin Patch
It’s that time of year again! I’m participating in the kidlit contest, Fall Writing Frenzy, which is this year hosted over on Lydia Lukidis’s blog. I was inspired by the image below, and the challenge is to write a story in 200 words (!!), for any age reader, board book through YA. Check out the……
Sea Dreams and Time Machines 