Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit the ever-inspiring Anastasia Suen at Poet! Poet! for Roundup. I'm pretty much in love...

You may have heard me talk about these words of wisdom from my mother: ERR ON THE SIDE OF LOVE Well. This past week I had the pleasure...

In my experience, every cat has a "thing." Maggie's is balance. She is constantly testing herself on narrow ledges and stai...

Hello, and happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Karen Edmisten for Roundup! I'm taking a break today from my Karla Kuskin series t...

photo courtesy of wikicommons We may still be recovering from snow and ice, but that hasn't stopped Poetry from springing up in all ...

In our quest to see the rest of the Oscar-nominated films, this week we rented DALLAS BUYERS CLUB. I remember 1986. I remember the homop...

Hello, and happy Poetry Friday! Please visit lovely Linda at TeacherDance for Roundup. Also: Happy hearts and flowers and chocolates...

Please join me in congratulating Elizabeth Dulemba on the release of her first middle grade novel A BIRD ON WATER STREET ! It will be rel...

Every year we try to see as many of the movies nominated for Oscars as we possibly can. This past weekend we were fortunate enough to see ...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Please visit Poetry-Video-Queen Renee at No Water River for Roundup! I'm back with another post feat...

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful World Wednesday! You probably heard about last week's winter snowstorm... or for those local,...

I love dog stories. I love survival stories. I love adventure stories that pulse with emotion. ICE DOGS by Terry Lynn Johnson  is a...

*see below Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Please visit Terrific Tricia at The Miss Rumphius Effect for Roundup. I'm beginning a n...

What to say about HER ? It'a love story. Yes, even though one of the partners is an OS (Operating System, perfectly voiced by Scarlett J...

Thanks to everyone who offered guesses for  Mystery Photo #1!  And Happy Poetry Friday! If I was really on the ball, I would post a sun...

As part of my "Mystery" year, I thought it would be fun to post some photographs for you to guess what they are! I love how chang...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Please visit my most favorite beekeeper-writer-gal Keri for Roundup at Keri Recommends . I've been havi...

Big thanks to Deborah Bussewitz over at Show...Not Tell , who nominated Live Your Poem for a Sunshine Award! It totally made my day, es...

Sky-big thanks to the dozen poets who shared work with us at Poetry in the Sky with Cupcakes: top row, l-r (Matt Layne, Alicia Clavell,...

Today's installment of Wonderful World Wednesday comes live from our local Winn Dixie, where my 17 year old son works as a bagger/...

Today is the official release of my latest book of poems for adults, THE SKY BETWEEN US. Yay! I'm pretty excited about the celebrati...

Confession: as a young reader, I never thought at all about the author of the books I loved -- those  stories were mine and to think of th...

Wow, is it really the first Poetry Friday of 2014?? Be sure to visit Betsy at I Think in Poems for Roundup. Sometime in December I starte...

Big thanks to Round One CYBILS judges Bridget Wilson , Sylvia Vardell ,  April Halprin Wayland , Ed DeCaria , Jone MacCulloch , Kelly Fine...

What to say about my "sky" year? It's been AMAZING. Thanks to all of you who helped make it that way! Every single day thi...

Can it really be the last Poetry Friday before Christmas?! Indeed. And then just one more Roundup before 2014. Wowza. Be sure to visit Buffy...

Santa came early to our house this year! Here's what I received in the mail: Don't you love those paper packages tied up wi...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit the every-generous and inspiring Tabatha at the Opposite of Indifference for Roundup. Her bl...