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Poetry Friday & a tribute to my volunteer plants

It’s Poetry Friday! WOOT!Tabatha Yeatts at The Opposite of Indifference is hosting today’s round-up of contributions.This year we added a…

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Free Audio Books!

Need some free audio books to take on a long summer road trip? Or listen to during your daily commute?Check…

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The Heist Society series, by Ally Carter

Back in 2007, I blogged about Ally Carter’s first “Gallagher Girls” novel.Since then, she’s added several titles to the series,…

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Serendipity: A surprising path to publication

I enjoyed this engaging story about a pair of cousins and a lost notebook. … Copyright Keri Collins Lewis 2005-2014….

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Poetry Friday & a spider poem

Ed DeCaria is hosting today’s Poetry Friday party over at Think Kid, Think. Hurray for Poetry Friday!Many people don’t like…

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Poetry Friday & Pirate Story from Robert Louis Stevenson

When I worked with an early childhood education group, I learned a lot about child development and the importance of…

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A Writing Challenge!

Can you write a poem in 15 words?Every Thursday, Laura Purdie Salas posts a photograph as a writing prompt. The…

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Poetry Friday, and Serendipity & Me, by Judith L. Roth

The Poetry Friday round-up is hosted by Laura Purdie Salas at Writing the World for Kids. She uses Mr. Linky…

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Poetry Friday and an original poem about poetry

It’s Poetry Friday! Irene Latham has the round-up at Live Your Poem. She has the progressive poem posted, too!I jotted…

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Poetry is . . . a quote from Irish poet Brendan Kennelly

“Poetry is, above all, a singing art of natural and magical connection because, though it is born out of one’s…

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