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last week's launch...
...exceeded my expectations! On Tuesday I had a phenomenal conversation with Jehan Giles at The Salt Eaters Bookshop out in Read more
25 Jan 2022
Educator Night
THE WITCH'S APPRENTICE launches in two weeks! Join us at The Salt Eaters Bookshop for a virtual Educator Night (register Read more
6 Jan 2022
everything old is new again
Last week I got my author copies of The Witch's Apprentice. I had a moment of excitement and then I Read more
29 Dec 2021
new vision
I can always tell when I'm "in the zone" creatively. I finished my first graphic novel yesterday and am really Read more
12 Dec 2021
close to home
Last week I learned that some Global Read Aloud classes are doing service projects after reading Dragons in a Bag. Read more
28 Nov 2021
dust
Everything in the apartment is covered in a thin layer of dust. My painter goes to great lengths to seal Read more
15 Nov 2021
under the sea
I went to the Shedd Aquarium for my birthday. A few days earlier I was working at my desk; relative Read more
31 Oct 2021
grace
It's not yet noon but I've clocked 11K steps...many of them earned by going up and down the back stairs Read more
23 Oct 2021
turn
This morning I woke up wishing the heat was on in our building. I broke out the space heater last Read more
17 Oct 2021
play time
Last night I spent three hours formatting my play so I could submit it to a competition here in Chicago. Read more
8 Oct 2021