Reverie: Patricia's Blog
For the dads…
My best mornings begin with coffee, deck time (a true blessing!), and a George Bigere post. This excerpt, from Floyd Skloot's poem, "Kansas, 1973" inspired me: I thought it would never end. The drive, the heat, my child beside me,...
Steller’s Jay Plea
It's Poetry Friday!Our friend Linda Mitchell hosts our weekend round up. She's celebrating her OLW child. Join us!Steller's Jays are ubiquitous where I live. They are beautiful, bossy, squawking, ecological servants of the High Sierras. And I --accidentally-- killed...
hopeful, still
A double-dip post this week: Spiritual Journey and Poetry Friday. We are writing with Carol this month, who has nudged us to revisit our One Little Words. Carol reminds us: we are halfway through our 2026 journey. So much has happened for so many of us. What are we...
About Patricia Franz
Published poet & kidlit writer
cultivating joy and inspiring
a long, loving look at the real.
Craft Work & Street Creds
Contests/Participant
PB Party 2023 Honorable Mention
National Poetry Month 2023, 2022
PoetryFriday! Click on the link for my poetry!
#50PreciousWords 2022, 2021 Honorable Mention
KidLit Vibes 2022 Honorable Mention
Education
M.A. Theology / Children’s Spiritual Development
Memberships
Member SCBWI-AZ since 2020
Member Inked Voices since 2021
12x12 Picture Book Challenge - since 2021
Courage to Create - The Writing Barn since 2022
Emeriti Trustee, The United States Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGSUSA)
Courses & Conferences
LYRICAL LANGUAGE LAB (Renee LaTulippe)
Andrea Brown Literary Agency (ABLA) Big Sur 2021
Writing Barn: Non-Fiction Beyond Fact Flinging (Heather L. Montgomery)
SCBWI & Smithsonian Institution Online Non-Fiction Workshop
Stanford Continuing Studies: Writing for the Youngest Audience: Little Children, Big Emotions (Lynn E. Hazen/Elissa Haden Guest)
Highlights Foundation: The Art of Giving & Receiving Critique (Erin Dionne)
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