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March’s Books and Bookstore Roundup
This week’s host is Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect. Go visit the roundup there. 24 Bookstores in 2024: March Report This year I made a goal to visit 24 independent or used bookstores in 2024. January Roundup February Roundup It’s been an incredibly busy month…
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Poetry Friday: An Update on ONE STEP FORWARD
Our Poetry Friday host this week is Rose! Hop on over to my poetry pal’s website for the roundup. One Step Forward Update I have some news on One Step Forward. The pub date has been moved to March 4, 2025, just in time to celebrate Women’s…
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Poetry Friday: Poetry + Research
Tanita S. Davis is our host for this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. Poetry + Research Last weekend, I got to do two different writerly events. On Friday night, I was a guest reader at a “Reading Under the Stars” event at a…
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Poetry Friday: Ups and Downs of the Writing Life
Laura Purdie Salas is our host this week! Hop on over there for the roundup. Growing from the Ups and Downs of the Writing Life This week has been full of ups and downs in my writing life. Ups 3 writing things completed and turned in…
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Poetry Friday March 1, 2024
Linda at Teacher Dance is our host of the week. Hop on over there for the full roundup. Haiku of the Week through the snow and warmth rosy hellebores color bland winter garden Photo Taken: February 21, 2024 in our yard Haiku Written: February…
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Poetry Friday: February’s Books and Bookstore Roundup
This week’s host for Poetry Friday is Tabatha Yeatts at “The Opposite of Indifference.” Hop on over there for the roundup. Trip to New York Last week, I didn’t want to clutter my cover reveal post with lots of other news, so you will get your news dump…
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Poetry Friday: Cover Reveal for ONE STEP FORWARD
Margaret at Reflections on the Teche is our host today. Hop on over there for the roundup. Cover Reveal I’m so excited today to reveal the cover of my forthcoming verse novel ONE STEP FORWARD. This gorgeous cover art was done by Babeth Lafon. The details…
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Poetry Friday February 9, 2024
Carol at Beyond Literacy Link is the host this week. Hop on over there for the roundup. Haiku of the Week in the winter wind crispy flowers show off their furs Photo Taken: December 16, 2023 at Belle’s Bird Sanctuary Haiku Written: January 23, 2024…
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Poetry Friday: Artist Dates
Mary Lee at A(nother) Year of Reading is our host today. A Trip to the Building Museum I know Julia Cameron recommends doing an artist date alone, but I’ve often broken this rule. I recently went to the National Building Museum with my writing friend, Liza. The…
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Poetry Friday: January’s Books and Bookstores Roundup
This week the Poetry Friday roundup is hosted by Susan at Chicken Spaghetti. Awards As you probably know, the ALSC awards were announced this week. I’ve been doing Mock Caldecott and Mock Sibert with my students. I was especially excited to see that two friends from my…