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May 18, 2025: Publication Day!
Publication Day is thrilling for an author. It is when our months, (or in some cases, years) of work comes to fruition and our work is...
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May 11, 2025: Happy Mother's Day
While Mother’s Day is touted as the day to honor our moms, I like to think of it as more of a celebration of the female influences in our...
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May 112 min read
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May 4, 2025: Deja Vu
No one can dispute that these last 4 months have been difficult. Tumultuous. Chaotic. Challenging. Â Watching the dismantling of our...
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May 43 min read
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April 27, 2025: The Opportunity of Revising
I once read a quote that said that drafting is when we shovel sand into the sandbox, and when we revise, we turn those piles into a sand...
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Apr 273 min read
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April 20, 2025: Easter Basket Wishes
I love so many things about Easter. The season seems to ring in the newness and hope of spring. Flowers and sunshine. Joy and hope.  ...
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Apr 201 min read
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April 13, 2025: The Complexity of Boredom
I was recently reading an article about a study and survey of teachers across the country who were asked about some of the biggest...
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Apr 132 min read
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April 6, 2025: Teacher Spend Their Own Money By Choice
That was the response that caught my eye as I was skimming through an online conversation about the funding of education. Clearly a...
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Apr 63 min read
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March 30, 2025: March Madness
A term originally coined years ago to summarize the NCAA spring Basketball Tournament, I have begun to feel that the term is applicable...
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Mar 302 min read
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March 23, 2025: Student Sprinters
At a recent meeting of our Student Writing Club, some of the kids were lamenting that they were not getting anywhere with their writing....
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Mar 233 min read
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March 16, 2025: Happy St. Patrick's Day
While my 23 and Me data says I am only 54.9% Irish, this week, it seems we all are 100% Irish as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.  To...
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Mar 161 min read
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March 9, 2025: Fan Fiction
I must admit that my opinion of fan fiction has recently undergone a slight shift. Â I used to dismiss the genre with a shrug of my...
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Mar 92 min read
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March 2, 2025
Thank you to the Amelia Island Book Festival!  I was fortunate to be a part of this year’s festival, specifically the Authors In Schools...
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Mar 21 min read
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Feb. 23, 2025: Our Social Circles
I was recently listening to an interview on NPR with Derek Thompson about his most recent piece in The Atlantic, in which he talks about...
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Feb 232 min read
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FEb. 16, 2025: Two School Author Visits
This week was my monthly School Author Visit Day. A day in which I take a personal day from my real job (teaching), to visit schools and...
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Feb 161 min read
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Feb. 9, 2025: The Essentials
I recently attended a Writing Workshop presented by a well-known literary agent and she was focusing on how to uncover and focus on the...
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Feb 92 min read
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Feb. 2, 2025: Family Literacy Night
Last week was Literacy Week, so many schools, libraries, and communities hosted events designed to highlight the importance and joy of...
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Feb 22 min read
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Jan. 26, 2025: The Power of Writing Contests
While I have always believed that Writing Competitions and Contests are a great resource for writers of all kinds and levels, this year I...
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Jan 263 min read
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Jan. 19, 2025: 2025 Words
We have all seen them. The ads on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media sites that appear this time of year selling bracelets that...
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Jan 202 min read
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Jan. 12, 2025: The Ethics of AI
Looking at the piece of writing that was being projected onto the SMART Board in my classroom, my colleague leaned over and whispered, “I...
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Jan 123 min read
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Jan. 5, 2025: Constantly Learning
As an educator, I have spent the greater part of my life facilitating and supporting others as they learn and grow.   It is my life’s...
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Jan 52 min read
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