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TurnRow Book Co. & the signed children’s book club

One of the finest independent bookstores I’ve ever been privileged to visit sits quietly on an old, downtown street in…

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Poetry Friday & a haiku

At the Old Cemeteryby Keri Collins LewisCrumbling headstonesspongy earth beneath my feetsilent stones still speakOne of the technology instructors at…

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Quote about writing by William Zinsser

“Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills, and…

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A quote on manners by Emily Post

“Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no…

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Poetry Friday & a bat poem

It’s Poetry Friday! Doraine Bennett has the round-up at Dori Reads. In January of this year I joined a conservation…

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Poetry Friday and a fawn haiku

It’s Poetry Friday! Amy at The Poem Farm is hosting this week’s celebration.(Photo by MSU Ag Communications/File Photo)Earlier this year…

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Free* books from authors: why they’re not free

Author Tara Lazar tackles the tricky subject of requests for book donations to worthy causes on her blog, Writing for…

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Poetry Friday & love poems for the Wedding Day

It’s Poetry Friday! The always fascinating Tabatha has the round-up today at The Opposite of Indifference.My stepson Andrew is getting…

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Poetry Friday & a draft of an original poem

It’s Poetry Friday! WOOT!The lovely Jen at Teach Mentor Texts is hosting this week and kicks us off with one…

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Poetry Friday & a Poem by Ted Kooser

It’s Poetry Friday! Over the course of the day a huge group has celebrated with Laura at Author Amok. Like…

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