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PB learns to ride the unicycle!
UPDATE: my unicycle hangs from a hook in our garage. Sometimes I tell it: I'll be back.January 1, 2025-
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No matter your writing genre, you might be interested in the following shares from my first semesters as a graduate student in BSU’s MAWYP (Masters in Writing for Young People) program. LEAF: Foremost, consider attending MAYWP’s annual Leaf Conference. Here, … Continue reading
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June: Forward Motion
As summer begins, I’m at 17k+ words with ‘Monster’ (aka work-in-progress, aka WIP). I’m about to meet with my BSU tutor to go over my WIP. Also, this happened: In addition to being a grad student and driving the now … Continue reading
April Showers Bring May Fires
May had showers, too–lovely surprises. But then the Santa Ana winds swooped in, creating many fires everywhere, including on my family’s cherished Santa Rosa Island. The island’s Torrey Pines were burnt, but the majority survived? Torrey pines are critically endangered. … Continue reading
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It’s Only February
Do you, too, tap into hope-beacons? To help make sense of America’s currently completely allowed push-for-fascism? Beacons such as: Heather Cox Richardson. The Monks. Aloka. Everyone I follow on Threads. Beacons of hope, mindfulness and canny (canines included) insight? My … Continue reading
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