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When I watched Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk on Creativity, courage surged through me to submit the novel I’d written for publication. I had just retired from my career in education, and … Continue reading >>
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I imagine my novels balancing on a tightrope stretched between the issues that are important to me (racial and social justice, the climate emergency, feminism) and the characters who live … Continue reading >>
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Each poem in my chapbook, When Truth Comes Home to Roost, is meant to be a revelation, a slant of light shining through a window. The poems lean toward autobiography, capture experiences, … Continue reading >>
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I write across genres and ages. When ideas come to me, a voice is already part of them and that’s how I know whether I’m writing a picture book, middle grade, adult work, web … Continue reading >>
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I am a children’s book author whose books are inspired by my two sons, nature, and my 23 years as an elementary special education teacher. My publishing credentials include I Campaigned for … Continue reading >>
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schema geometrica, my ninth full-collection, is a departure from my previous work in that it was conceived as a project book on two fronts.
For the longest time I wanted to write a book … Continue reading >>