Archive | October 2014

Trick or Treat

I wrote a double tanka tonight after passing out bookmarks at our city’s Boo in Bluffton night. The kids surprised me with their enthusiasm about getting bookmarks instead of candy. That, of course, made me happy. For more on Halloween (and pictures), visit my other blog here

Trick or Treat

Queen of hearts, minions,
Werewolves, ninjas, scary clowns,
Princesses and Pooh
Grim Reapers, even The Hulk,
But not a ghost to be found

The Incredibles,
Even a trio of skunks
Monsters, even Darth Vader
Halloween costumes galore
Children begging for candy

But where were the ghosts?

Halfway to Launching Read Tuesday with THUNDER

Oct30

I’m signed up for this Thunderclap, are you? It’s a cinch to participate and it will help spread the word about Read Tuesday (which is an awesome event, by the way!)

Oceans of Tears (tanka)

Oct30

True Friends (Cyhyhdedd Hir)

Oct29

Lovely sentiment

Mix it up! 15 Books about Kindness and Giving

Oct29

the open book

Today is Mix It Up At Lunch Day, an annual day started by Teaching Tolerance over a decade ago to encourage kindness and reduce prejudice in schools by encouraging students to sit and have lunch with someone new, one day out of the year. Teaching Tolerance offers some great resources to help schools celebrate Mix It Up At Lunch Day, and we thought we’d add our own list of recommended books that encourage kindness, giving, bravery and open-mindedness!

Lend a Hand: Poems About Giving written by John Frank and illustrated by London Ladd- A collection of poems showing the many ways individuals can make differences.
Antonio’s Card written by Rigoberto González and illustrated by Cecilia Álvarez – Antonio’s classmates make fun of Leslie, Antonio’s mother’s partner because of her paint-spattered overalls. Antonio decides to make a card for his mother and her partner.
First Come the Zebra by Lynne Barasch – Abaani…

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i can see clearly…

Oct28

Ahhhh. Lovely words

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when you whisper in my ear,

its as if the whole world

around

~ fades ~

and

i am left with nothing

but

this undeniable desire

to become one

with

you

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IndieGo-GO? Here I go!

Oct28

The D/A Dialogues

So, I did something I never thought I would be bold enough to do: launch a crowdfunding campaign.

But I did – and it’s live!

There’s even a contribution on it (Thank you, Christopher – and no, this is not the official thank-you).

Through the campaign, you can PRE-ORDER your very own copy of Changelings, and even have it signed or personally inscribed by yours truely (and if you ask nice, I’ll even have D sign it!). There are also a lot of great perks to be had. I think I had the most fun looking for those!

All of this is an effort to expand the distribution for Changelings. I’ve pushed myself to become more active in my local community, and I want to be able to share this with them – with the libraries I love so dearly, with the bookstores and coffee shops – and distribution…

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Halloween Books for the Very Young

Oct26

BOOK CHAT

Halloween books for the very young are falling off the shelves everywhere books are sold. There is an abundance of cute ghosts, silly pumpkins, furry black kitties, sweet owls, and even happy witches waiting for someone to discover them and take them home. The little ones who receive them will flip the pages long after Halloween is past.

THE ITSY BITSY PUMPKIN by Sonali Fry (author) Sanja Rescek (illustrator) is a darling little board book, just right for chubby little hands. The little pumpkin rolls down the street and passes some not-so-spooky ghosts and goblins. When he can’t find his way home, a sweet little witch comes to his aid and helps him find his way back. The story isn’t at all spooky and the illustrations are sweet. Told in rhyme, the story will delight children age four and younger.