Monthly Archives: April 2025

Poetry Month

Posted on April 28, 2025 by PB Rippey

“We make out of the quarrel with others, rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry.” — William Butler Yeats I’ve had lots of quarrels with myself these past few weeks, none of them poetic, but enough so that I forgot April … Continue reading →

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Ellen Hopkins (SCBWI Kite Tales Interview Edition)

Posted on April 25, 2025 by PB Rippey

If, like me, you’re a member of SCBWI you’ve probably already read this interview with Ellen Hopkins. If you’re not a member of SCBWI but are a writer or reader or have a book on your shelf or under your … Continue reading →

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April Cruelty (Remembrance of Things Past Edition)

Posted on April 16, 2025 by PB Rippey

Early twenties, fresh out of a British graduate school for acting, back home working as a hostess for a local resort restaurant (but of course), gathering my finances-what-finances as I prepared for a move down the coast to Hollywood—I met … Continue reading →

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