Still tinkering with the idea of Stevens' Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird . My mom's birthday was yesterday, so she's...

My One Little Word for 2014 is light . Typically I identify with my word easily and it slips right into my life. I notice it taking shape ...

Today I read the Littles (she's 5, he's 8) my newest picture book manuscript. Right under 1,000 words, it's just short enoug...

Here are some things you need to know about my mom: She took my sister and me to the library every week of our childhood. Seriously. W...

Grandpa Mogk's farm meant family. It was Damon's silhouette running, stick-sword in hand, across a mile of hay bales; Devin...

I'm driving to work. I'm in bed late at night, laptop open, working on a school project. Sitting on the couch, watching some mindl...

This evening Sassafrass is running through the house (and believe me, this is quite a feat in itself, given the limited space and abundant s...