Reverie: Patricia’s Blog
Gifts and Gratitude
"In the presence of such gifts, gratitude is the intuitive first response." Robin Wall KimmererThis is my family's first Thanksgiving without our dad, who died in April. I'm sharing our prayer before dinner here. Dad was nothing if not ever-thankful for the...
Decoding the World
It's Poetry Friday!Jan at Bookseed Studio is our hostfor the weekend roundup.Join us!Thank you, Susan Thomsen for sharing Donika Kelly's poetic invitation to see the natural order of things ––to claim the life I want to live. decoding the world ...
Where Doubt Lives: A Poem
Our Spiritual Journey theme for November is Doubt. You can read my prose reflection "Embracing Doubt" here (posted yesterday). Below is my poetic musing.Where Doubt Lives Doubt lives between my shoulder blades borne like a beast of burden. Doubt lives...
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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