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Book Review: A Stone Is a Story
As picture book writers, we know there’s the “through-line” (this story is about…) and the “heart-line” (this story is REALLY about…). A STONE IS A STORY, by Leslie Barnard Booth and illustrated by Marc Martin (M.K. Elderberry Books/Simon & Schuster, 2023), is...
Love is…
“Showing up is a holy practice.” These words came from Rabbi Sharon Brous, by way of a NYT article a couple of weeks ago. She reflects on a Jewish text, the Mishnah, part of the Talmud that guides the potential interpretation of Jewish law into Jewish practice. In...
Grieving the planet
I am honored to have a poem included inTHE WRITE LAUNCH Winter 2024 Quarterly: Climate Crisis. "We, who are alive today, must grasp the Climate Crisis as an existential moment to face with clarity and resolve, thus preparing humanity for a world that we ourselves...
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