Today I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything…

…is the tune floating through my head late this afternoon. It’s been a busy day, teaching in the morning and working out in the afternoon. Now…it’s about 4pm and I’m the only one home. I have things to do, and the quiet time to do them. What do I want to do? Nothing. Nothing that . . . → Read More: Today I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything…

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

Just a quick thought tonight because I’m back in Arlington preparing for another week-long Young Authors Workshop at Firefly Moon. I set up the room, grabbed dinner, came back to my host home, and sat down with two-day’s worth of the Cape Cod Times.

I was quickly scanning the advice columns when one story . . . → Read More: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

Weasels & Seagulls

Tonight a writer brought a story to our Cape Cod Children’s Writers critique group about a weasel trying to save two baby seagulls before the tide rolled in. The seagulls refused to cooperate, no matter what the weasel did because they thought he was trying to eat them. The weasel said to himself that he . . . → Read More: Weasels & Seagulls

Vacation Weekend

This is the first weekend in almost a month my husband and I have been alone. We had some great things planned. Last night we went to the Cape Cod Art Bar. We took a bottle of red and two glasses and painted the Bourne Bridge amid lots of fun and laughter. We were pretty . . . → Read More: Vacation Weekend

So Proud!

The five participants in this week’s Young Authors Workshop at Firefly Moon in Arlington MA made me ultra proud today. These children worked very hard for three hours each day and produced some of the best writing I’ve ever seen. I enjoyed getting to know them and help them hone their writing skills. We ended . . . → Read More: So Proud!

All By Myself

I’m in Arlington MA teaching my Young Author’s Workshop to five superb young writers. The first part of each class works on developing a working writer’s notebook, since the focus of the class is learning to “live a writer’s kind of life”. Each day’s topic deals with observation and noticing the world around us. Yesterday’s . . . → Read More: All By Myself

Coming Soon!

The book I’m illustrating for Diana Lesire Brandmeyer, The Trouble With Ralph, is on it’s way to completion. (Diana also writes adult fiction and a blog – check out her website) If you had told me at anytime in my life that I’d illustrate a book, especially one that wasn’t mine, I’d never have . . . → Read More: Coming Soon!

The Arts Are Alive….

…and living in Sandwich!

Today is my first post as a blogger on the Cape Cod Mommies website! Today’s post can be found at: Cape Cod Mommies

And so, as another day goes by, hurry on over and see what’s going on, and…I have written.

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Yet

From today’s Cape Cod Times:

East Sandwich- Maureen Brenner summed up in one word her advice to students graduating from The Riverview School on Sunday: yet.

“Sometimes things seem too hard and we can’t do it yet”

Riverview is a private boarding school for children and young adults with complex language, learning and cognitive . . . → Read More: Yet

Get Your Ooh La La! On

I have always been into what makes me, “me”. I always thought it was important to pay attention to my packaging in order to put myself out into the world in a way that will make a difference. Fashion, color, and glitter – yes, glitter and all things that sparkle – were always high on . . . → Read More: Get Your Ooh La La! On