For spring break this year, my daughter asked if we could take a mother-daughter trip to Boston. Last year we did a road trip around New Eng...

I mentioned in my last two posts that I attended the Kindling Words West retreat in Taos, New Mexico last week. I flew into Albuquerque wit...

I mentioned in yesterday's Catching Up post that I'd write a little more about our poetry lessons from Nikki Grimes at Kindling...

It's been a long time since I've done a post, so let's catch up! Where in the world have I been and what have I been up to? On...

Probably the most exciting time for authors is the day their debut novel launches. You might have heard of Bridget Zinn, whose debut novel P...

Today we have a special treat--a guest post from the folks at World Elephant Day , who last year brought us the documentary Return to the F...

...I mean, not that I'm buying or anything, just uh, feel free to have sushi for lunch today if you'd like. Because CHAINED is hea...