Hope Floats
Last month the University of Utah and the University of Kansas published a report about the relationship between creativity and nature. Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test…
The Pokey Princess
Claire is more like a naughty princess now. She still crosses her legs behind her when she lies on the floor, like some sort of doggy debutante, and bats her lashes with the best of them, but she is a one-dog-destruction-crew if she isn’t watched.
Claire de Lune
We have a new member in our family. And we are all happily adjusting to the sound of little paws on the wood floor. Actually our new arrival hates the wood floors and tries to stay on the rugs as much as she can... but I'm getting ahead of myself....
Giving Thanks For Harry Potter
I had a wonderful time in Littleton, Colorado this week. I met hundreds of wonderful students who are curious about books and excited about writing.They asked bright interesting questions and listened so attentively. It was great! I had this funny thought as I was standing in the cozy library at Goodard Middle School. What would the world be like if JK Rowling had given up?...
Is honesty a rule, or is it more like what you would call guidelines?
How many times have you watched a romantic comedy and thought, “Why doesn’t he just tell her that she’s his long lost twin?” Of course it would take all the stuffing out of the movie, but it has the opposite effect in real life. I think....
Teenreads Reveiw of GIRLS DONT FLY
The novel with a title of Girls Don’t Fly truly does make you wonder what happens in a book like this. While it starts off quite dry with protagonist Myra getting dumped by her seemingly-perfect boyfriend, the book rapidly envelopes you in a drama-filled few months....
Sacrifices Will Have to Be Made
So I'm reading this fluffy article today about productivity, which seems ironic since the people that are reading this article are definitely not being productive. But okay. So the article starts off by saying that productive people take breaks.To avoid "saturation." Okay to that too. But what about a brain that has been on overdrive since October?...
HOW MANY DOGS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB
1. Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us, and you’re inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?...
Hungry like the Wolf
Are you hungry for inspiration with your writing? Here are two workshops in Utah County that will fill you with ideas. Honestly I can't say enough about the people running…
Going Outside the Palace
Brothers, Sisters, Is this poetry? Is poetry only rhythm and rhyme? Brothers, Is poetry only beauty-spot and lip? Sisters, Is this a poem when it doesn’t have the power To…