Santa's ROCKET Sleigh
I FORGOT* to post my Holiday entry for Susanna Hill's Holiday Contest on my blog, but...maybe you still have a little room for more holiday fun next to all the cookies and pie. This year's contest was to write a 250-word …
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Friends with a Werewolf- A Halloweensie Story!
Susanna Leonard Hill's 13th Annual Halloweensie contest is here! This contest challenges you to write a full story in flash form. Rules: Write a story for kids in 100 words or less with a Halloween theme and including the wo…
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Fall Leaves & Nature's Noise
The kids are back to the crazy days of school, and we are all missing the outdoors. But my pup reminds me that fall is the perfect time for a walk in the woods... ...which brings me to another contest! 2023’s Fall Writing Frenzy…
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Sweater Weather is Here!
The fireplace has been crackling in the chilly mornings, because my husband is resistant to turning on the heat. Dressing requires a t-shirt plus flannel plus sweater to start the day which are removed when the sun glows bright a…
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Where I Write
I'm over on the Little Thoughts Press blog this month sharing for their series "Where I Write." Here's the beginning... (p.s. I LOVE that the construction picture is what comes up first as if I am writing in …
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Publication news & other fun!
I have had a happily busy first half of 2023. I’ve been doing so much picture book polishing that my elbows are out of grease! I kicked off the year with a retreat at highlights. It was snowy and magical and productive. During…
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Are We There Yet #Springflingkidlit
Spring has sprung! (At least so says my tulips and the kids' Spring Break schedule.) To celebrate the season, Ciara O'Neal and Kaitlyn Sanchez are hosting the Spring Fling Kidlit challenge. Enter here. The basics: Choos…
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Fancy Meeting You here! #50PreciousWords
In life things aren't always exactly the way you want them. Like possibly one day your kids want to do "something fun" and you want to do "the four hundred things on your to-do list." When those situations…
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Is it REALLY Valentine's Day?
February means being misled by a groundhog, tricked by the crocuses, and bamboozled by the weather. And that's before you add in general Valentine's uncertainty of whether He loves me or He loves me not. Of course, that …
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