Friday Kiss – Believe (5/8/2020)
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Mother’s Day Q&A and Giveaway
I’m celebrating a couple of events this week. First, Harlequin Books Blog conducted a Q&A with me for Mother’s Day, where I discuss the shared passion for romance novels among the women in my family, my aunt who still gets Harlequin romances mailed to her each month & the amazing mentorship opportunity I’ve been given
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Friday Kiss – Hug (5/2/2020)
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National Poetry Month Read Aloud 4/6/2020
Today’s featured poem is “I’m Dreaming of Your Body All Nude” by Lyonel Trouillot, from the collection Open Gate: An Anthology of Haitian Creole Poetry, edited by Paul Laraque and Jack Hirchman. Happy viewing!
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National Poetry Month Read Aloud 4/5/2020
Today’s featured poem is “White Night” by Boris Pasternak, from his novel Dr. Zhivago – The Poems of Yurii Zhivago, translated by Max Hayward and Manya Harari. Happy viewing!
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National Poetry Month Read Aloud 4/4/2020
National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996. As an educator, I normally plan poetry activities during this month, culminating in a class poetry event as well as participation in Poem in Your Pocket Day, taking place this year on Thursday, April 20th. However, in this pandemic reality we
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Friday Kiss – Rain (4/3/2020)
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How NaNoWriMo tricked me into writing to a deadline
I’m not a full-time writer. I write in the interstices of my life – early in the morning, during my lunch break, and in the space between the end of my work-day and the time my youngest comes home from school. Now, with the quarantine imposed by the COPVID-19, I have more time on my
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Social Distancing With Kids – Now What?
I’m a teacher in a public high school with children who attend school in the same district. That means we spend our spring break holidays together, and, as most families do, we were planning a trip for that week. My oldest son is graduating high school this year and we were going to tour college
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February Reading Roundup
This month was an incredibly satisfying reading month. I DNF’d very few books (which we will not discuss) and really hit romance harder than in January. There are just too many great titles being published in the genre and I had to dive into that bounty. Reviews are presented in no particular order. The Earl
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