Category Archives: Slices

It arrived on my doorstep this week – my long awaited, preordered copy of Jen Bryant’s latest biography, Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson. As I paged through it, I knew this was a book I wanted to … Continue reading →

I’m participating in Susanna Leonard Hill’s Halloweensie Story Contest. The task – tell a complete story in 100 words or less that uses the words potion, trick, and cobweb in any form. Here goes! A Surprise for Little Owl   (99 … Continue reading →

Give children poetry. It is one of the best gifts you can give them…a gift to last a lifetime. -Lee Bennett Hopkins Lee Bennett Hopkins – poet, educator, mentor – died earlier this month. Today on Poetry Friday, many are … Continue reading →

Last week I received a beautiful gift from a friend who also happens to be one of my critique partners. She had asked for a favorite inspirational quote, then had it etched in leather and wound into a bracelet. I … Continue reading →

I’ve never been a particularly athletic person. I was the kid picked last for the teams in gym class and the one most likely not to hit the volleyball in a friendly back-yard game. The closest I came to having … Continue reading →