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From the Archive

I ran into this poster while cleaning up my hard drive. I had forgotten all about it. I know that the idea of books taking you to new places is an old idea but here is my interpretation. Enjoy! Here…

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In a Valley

My life in children’s publishing has been in a confusing place for a while. One book is published and book number two has eluded me. I have one manuscript out to a publisher. When I sent it I felt really…

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Illustration Friday: Scale

Scale is the smallest dragon in the world. His favorite thing to eat is dandelion blossoms. Life as Scale knows it is about to change. One of his scales can bring wealth beyond dreams to the one who possesses it.…

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Stories from my Mother

On Monday evening my family shared a nice dinner with my parents. As the meal came to a close one of my children asked the adults to tell an experience from when thy were young. My mother volunteered the following.…

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