Recently, I read Sherman Alexie’s book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian . I have become a fan of both his prose and poetry. I...

Other than going to doctor appointments, which take up a TON of time... and running every day in the park... and lifting weights (I'm tr...

I've been traveling so much that I tend to forget about the place where I actually live. I've been in the Boston area for more than ...

No time for a long post today as I'm busy painting Abigail Spells . Here is a recent finish:

I recently discovered that there is a really sweet review of Priscilla at Just One More Book . Their web site is great if you haven't d...

Today I have selected a special poem for Memorial Day . I first heard the poem in 2001 when I participated in the First Summer Poetry Instit...

So on Saturday, I drove 2 hours (I kind of didn't realize how long of a drive it was going to be) to go to the Open Fields Egg Auction...

After two lovely weeks in Hawaii (see below- you can tell I'm thinking hard about painting, right?), I am at last finishing this post (y...

It's been a while since I've posted the acquisition story for a book I've edited, in part because I haven't had a book by a ...

Jane Kenyon is one of my favorite poets. Here is one of her most well-known and popular poems. Happiness By Jane Kenyon There’s just no acc...

I keep forgetting to post. I've been completely out of it lately and far too preoccupied with things such as doctor visits and redesigni...

Hey, remember this? Well, the Open Fields Egg auction is happening this weekend . Eggs painted by illustrators such as Thatcher Hurd, Ashley...

I spend so much time trying to be a faster artist that I often forget the raw joy of paint that made me want to be an artist in the first pl...

Last week I was traveling yet again, this time to Atlanta for the International Reading Association (IRA) conference. I have a soft spot for...

Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday...so I'm posting some special poems for the occasion. Here are the selections I have for you this Po...

Stay tuned for details... and my big faux pas.

So, the lovely Anna J. Boll has been encouraging me to propose a workshop for the April '09 NESCBWI conference. This is all very well a...

And now for something completely different. My latest part time job is assistant teaching a circus class at a New Haven arts magnet high sch...

It’s a busy time of year for me--end of semester. Earlier this week I spent many hours correcting my students’ final projects. Now I have to...

My last post was perhaps not the best to entice you to read more about me, but just in case you do, Jama Rattigan has posted a thorough and ...