Musings on YA lit, library happenings, and other fabulous news. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Yes, it is Tired Tuesday. And the author of incredible book Carry On, Warrior. And I kept wanting to shout,. I am totally NOT freaking out! So we all made it t.

Saturday, August 15, 2015. For the opportunity to focus on celebrations every week! September 19 will mark our 100th celebration! Today I am celebrating small moments that make up my life! This upcoming week is a week of transition. so I want to focus on the small moments that bring joy. I have made a commitment to post a notebook page online everyday. I want to make my writing open and model my life as a writer for my students. Join me! I celebrate my notebook writing! Thank you .

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Writing blindly, arms outreached, bruised knees, toes, and heart. Julia Álvarez said El papel lo aguanta todo - paper holds everything, puts up with everything, contains everything. This blog is an extension of the paper I write on to hold everything- poems, short stories and musings. Este blog es una extensión del papel sobre el cual escribo para que aguante todo- poemas, cuentos y reflexiones.

Living the Life of a Writer. Sketching your neighborhood map and labeling or placing speech bubbles in certain places can help a writer find many topics to explore. Here is a story from my childhood neighborhood in Philadelphia. The P in the Kindergarten Alphabet is for Play.

8230;figuring it out on the daily. About This Single Mom So Far. I really want to say that we blinked and somehow here we are again, catapulted a year later into this moment without any solid remembrance of how we got here. Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site. How did I get so lucky that you picked me to share this life with? March 31, 2016.

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Orange in the Middle of a Table. Musings of a High School English Teacher. Soldier on, warriors! April 19, 2016. With the warmth returning and shoots pushing back up through the soil, my mind goes to summer, relaxation, all that I hope to accomplish, and reading. Are there crimes for which there is no repentance? Was it love or was it nostalgia? .

Tuesday, August 11, 2015. Adding Hours To The Day. This summer both of our older kids are working at an aluminum siding factory about forty five minutes away from our house. They carpool with some other nearby college kids and for these last couple weeks they are working mandatory over time, eleven hour days, which means a four am wake up. To find a vibrant community of teachers who write.