Sunday, May 13, 2012

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Our Mother, the Human VCR's,  and the "Dark Shadows" Storytelling Academy I am writing this on Mother...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

A 6th Grader's Journey to "Ish" -How a Book Planted a Seed

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I visited a school in New Jersey a few months ago and had the pleasure of meeting a 6th grade student named Sydney who had written an essay ...
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Sunday, December 11, 2011

More Time To Spend Together

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It's never too late to evolve your life philosophy. My twin brother, Paul and I were heading into FableVision , our trans-media stu...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Now THAT'S a good book!

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Early on in my children's book career, I was out in Greeley, Colorado attending the debut of a musical version of my book, The North Sta...
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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Lost Children

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We lose a  lot of kids.  And I mean A LOT of kids. Try well north of a half million kids a year in the USA.  They simply drop out of p...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Don't Miss the Clues

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  I was behind the counter of our book and toy store The Blue Bunny a few weeks ago on a Saturday , helping out Janet and Margie. A mother...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Happy 80th Birthday, Deb!

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As a public service, I am sharing a wonderful e-mail from one of my my heroes: Deborah Meier who celebrates her 80th year this month. Hope i...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

You're invited!

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I love encouraging people to dive into the creativity pool. Sometimes all that is needed is the invitation. Consider yourself invited. I...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Front-line Inspiration

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I get quite a few folks asking me how to get started writing for children - something I love to hear because I DO feel that all of us has a ...
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Sunday, November 14, 2010

If All Schools Felt Like This...

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I was in one of local coffee shops in Dedham Square in my hometown of Dedham, Massachusetts during the middle of the week and I saw Ian, s...
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Shape Goggles

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My mentor, Doug Kornfeld (who I dedicated my book "Ish" to) challenged me to see more creatively . To see patterns and shapes. I ...
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Saturday, September 4, 2010

The Plate of String

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My brother, Paul joined me for a meal at a local restaurant, Aquitaine . We sat outside - perfect weather - savoring a meal together. The ...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

v. Flintstoning, to Flintstone

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The Flintmobile was cartoon caveman Fred Flintstone's snazzy set of wheels. In fact, that was ALL it was - a set of wheels. It had no e...
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Creativi-tea with Sir Ken Robinson

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I had the rare and wonderful opportunity to have "breakfast creativi-tea" with Sir Ken Robinson while in New York. He was to keyno...
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Sparks In the Universe

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Have you ever had that brilliant idea - that connection - the idea - the spark that happens in the shower or while driving - or in any other...
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