Opening Sentence: Guess the Book . . . and More!
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Readings, the writing process | 4 Comments »First, again, I'm just a little overwhelmed with things these days, so this blog hasn't gotten the attention I'd like to give it. If I can work out some technical issues, I'll be back with a wallop. In the meantime, I'm ...
New Website: Ellen Miles
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Mighty Casey, Readings | No Comments »Everybody, move over. My friend, Ellen Miles, the author of "The Puppy Place" series and "Taylor-Made Tales," has just joined the blogosphere. Her new site is brilliant -- fresh, alive, and very kid-friendly (just like Ellen!). Please take a moment ...
Poem for Craig
Friday, August 15th, 2008 Posted in Readings | No Comments »I wrote this poem when my great pal, Craig Walker, passed away in the summer of 2007. I was on vacation in the Adirondacks when I heard, and I carried those feelings for the rest of the week. In many ...
If Adults Behaved Like Children, Sort Of
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in Readings | No Comments »In the August 4 issue of The New Yorker, Simon Rich offers up a comic piece in his Shouts & Murmurs column, titled, "Play Nice." He details three brief scenes, all based on a simple premise: "If adults were subjected ...
Is Google Making Us Stoopid?
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Readings | 2 Comments »I just read a great article in The Atlantic that has stirred up some passionate, thoughtful debate on the internet. The article was written by Nicholas Carr and explores -- in very human, accessible terms -- "what the internet is ...
Books for Boys
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in Readings | No Comments »A few weeks ago I heard from an old friend -- the indefatigable Leanna Landsmann, a woman I had worked with about twenty years ago on an educational project focused on "students at risk." Leanna is now writing a column ...
Skribblers Magazine
Saturday, May 17th, 2008 Posted in Happenings, Readings | No Comments »One of the central ideas for this blog is that I hope to communicate about what's going on right now. The life of a writer, I guess -- not that my life is so exciting or brillliant, but, um, it's ...