Earlier this month I sent out an e-newsletter asking people to send in their hair stories to win an autographed copy of CAN I TOUCH YOUR ...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Carol at Beyond LiteracyLink for Roundup. Here in Alabama I subscribe to an email newsl...

One of my favorite authors -- and humans -- is Kathy Erskine . I first met Kathy back at Virginia Book Festival in 2010 when se shared a p...

We saw the latest version of JUMANJI as part of the celebration for our youngest son's birthday. This was his pick -- as it should be ...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Kay at A Journey Through the Pages for Roundup. I am away from my desk, spending time wit...

Today and all days we remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who showed us how to change the world in a peaceful, loving way.  This lesso...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit sweet, zany Jan at bookseedstudio for Roundup. Once upon a time our eldest son confesse...

Every couple of years I create a new business card. Sometimes I design a card related to a new book release -- the year FRESH DELICIOUS ...

Our three sons playing a tune together on the BIG piano . (Youngest son's fashion statement is actually a survival technique for...

Hello and Happy first Poetry Friday of 2018! Be sure to visit lovely Catherine at Reading to the Cor e for Roundup. It's been a busy...

Hello and welcome to Spiritual Journey Thursday! This month we are gathering at Reflections on the Teche to share about the words we'v...

Hello and Happy New Year! Before anything else, a hearty CONGRATULATIONS to the finalists in the 2018 CYBILS Award for Poetry! Yay for ...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Buffy's Blog for Roundup. We are snug together for the holiday weekend, reading and...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Diane at Random Noodling for Roundup. I'm in today with a look at I'M JUST NOT G...

I've just been reading THE HOME PLACE: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham . It's a memoir in...

I've been reading like a madwoman lately -- so many amazing fall releases! One of my favorites so far is THE WAR I FINALLY WON by Kimb...

Hello and Happy Poetry Friday! Be sure to visit Lisa at Steps and Staircases for a tumblr Roundup. We woke this morning to snow, whic...