Category: poetry
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Global Autism
Today is one of those controversial days, this month sometimes less than joyful. April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day and April is dubbed Autism Awareness Month. (Yes, April is also National Poetry and Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but allow me to focus on one for a bit, please.) There are some in the autism…
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Photographic Evidence
I’ve been playing hooky Running away from stress Enjoying the weather And forgetting my whole mess I’ve been playing hooky And seeking out beauty That comes this time of year While running after cuties I’ve been playing hooky I have my proof, you see All that I’ve been doing Is inspiration for me
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All for Love: A Middle Grade Reader Romance
In celebration of attending my first SCBWI conference this weekend, I’d like to share my love of literature with you. I’ve been reading middle grade novels since I was of age—I never grew out of the genre. Even though I thought I was writing a young adult novel, on the sixth draft I discovered it…
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Hope everyone had a magical weekend. Here’s a peek at one of our seasonal adventures. On a side note, if you put both an orange and a vanilla flavored Tootsie Fruit Roll in your mouth at the same time it tastes like an orange creamsicle. Autumn on the Gulf Coast came and went and came…
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Soggy Blog
Yawn. It’s close to bedtime but I haven’t written anything more than a few e-mails and a FaceBook status today. The need to put thoughts into words, to feel the letters and spaces flow effortlessly through my finger tips, was too difficult to ignore. Sometimes I feel the need to write on paper. The mesh…
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