I don’t often blog on health but I want to share some posts over the next year or so on my journey to bring my psoriasis under control. Since my mid twenties I have been having an ongoing battle with it. I have seen so many pictures of people with it far worse, and othersContinue reading “More than my Skin”
Post-PiBoIdMo Day 1: Vanessa Brantley-Newton Celebrates Diversity
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
***To everyone who completed the PiBoIdMo Challenge, the Pledge for you to sign is coming later today. In the meantime, enjoy our first Post-PiBo guest blog with a very talented illustrator!*** by Vanessa Brantley-Newton When I was going to school, I attended a community school that…
#putoutyourbats
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
For Phillip Hughes No personal memories have I only the memory of my son loving watching your games on television. He knows all your stats and history as young Aussie cricketers tend to do. On the day you passed the storms came suddenly and hailstone the size of cricket balls fell…
PiBoIdMo Day 24: Agents Love Picture Books
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
I asked the kidlit agents participating in PiBoIdMo as your “grand prizes” to tell us why they love picture books. Their answers are sure to inspire! Heather Alexander, Pippin Properties Picture books are easy to love because they are tiny little windows that offer beautiful glimpses out…
PiBoIdMo Day 24 Part Two: Vesper Stamper Chooses a Reality
Originally posted on Writing for Kids (While Raising Them):
by Vesper Stamper When I was growing up as a latch key kid in New York, two things formed my sense of place and identity in the world: my grandfather’s freckled arms and my picture books. There is something about visualizing a chosen reality that is so vital for…
June Paisa Perkins 