Category Archives: Slices

Happy to be back today. Like with many of you, the past few weeks have brought sleepless nights, alternating periods of sadness and joy, and many adjustments as we’ve learned how to do things differently. Last week my daughter stopped … Continue reading →

Before: I walk sleepily to my office. The sun is just beginning to peek through the trees. The cardinal calls good-morning from his perch near the feeder. I linger over a Mary Oliver poem, and I am ready to start … Continue reading →

My OLW for 2020 is Astonish. Since I’m a big fan of Mary Oliver, it fits. I want to discover the moments, objects, feelings, and connections that astonish me and tell about them. I was inspired by a fellow slicer … Continue reading →

I picked up two friends in the pre-dawn hours on a crisp December morning. We traveled to the train station in New Jersey to meet more writers, then into New York where a few others joined our Eastern PA SCBWI … Continue reading →

Last week I was in Baltimore for the NCTE Conference. Seeing old friends, meeting new friends, words of inspiration, and finding new books to read and share were just a few of my many take-aways. But one experience, in particular, … Continue reading →