I’m noticing the swift descent into darkness these days. The sun doesn’t peek above the mountains until 9:30 a.m., and I’m turning on lights a little after 5 p.m. I’m often not […]
The Darkness
Character Races
Earlier this week, YA author Mitali Perkins posed this question on Facebook, Twitter, and then her blog: Should authors describe a character’s race? As a reader, I admit that I tend to […]
Where’s the Needlework?
Do you ever wonder if I actually stitch? I mean, you know I garden and walk to the mailbox. You know I write. You know this blog is supposed to be partly […]
Bookmark Class
Needlework ideas are flowing through my head like a glacial river on a hot sunny day. I guess the mental clutter is sufficiently reduced to allow for creative thinking. I need to […]
Needle and ThREAD Plan of Action
The Needle and Thread: Stitching for Literacy 2009 Bookmark Challenge is just five months away. My goal for this year is to have at least 1,000 bookmarks stitched, turned in to shops, […]
Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
What’s on my mp3 player? Catalyst, by Laurie Halse Anderson. I consider Laurie Halse Anderson to be a Queen of Problem Novels. Now, what is a Problem Novel, you ask? Good question. […]
