Monthly Archives: April 2023

SCBWI/LA TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS

Posted on April 29, 2023 by PB Rippey

The SCBWI-LA booth was busy on Sunday 4/23! Wonderful for the authors signing books. So many parents and kids visited our booth, it couldn’t have just been the bubble machine attracting families/writers of all ages/meandering teens.:) Zeena M. Pliska, Maureen … Continue reading →

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Festival Weekend 2023

Posted on April 17, 2023 by PB Rippey

I’m going. Are you? Sunday I’m helping out at the SCBWI booth. Both days have a great lineup of kidlit authors signing books. Poetry tent will be quietly rockin’. Lots to explore, as usual. See you there!

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April: Poetry Month

Posted on April 14, 2023 by PB Rippey

Repair—Dorianne Laux After you fix the broken picture framewith wood staples and wire, take the glassrectangle to the kitchen and turn on the tap,hold it beneath and watch the water slide downthrough the dust.  Balance that expanseon the divider between … Continue reading →

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Spring Break: High Desert (Mojave Edition)

Posted on April 11, 2023 by PB Rippey

Last year I thought we’d spend this year’s spring break in Costa Rica, but Rte 66 and the Mojave National Preserve were shall we say more 2023 practical: I hate you Covid. Mitchell Caverns. Calico Ghost Town. The Jenny Rose … Continue reading →

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