EPHEMERALS
Our pet icicle is back, hanging from the eave outside the kitchen window. Each winter the icicle...
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Author: Phyllis Root
SETTING or HOW COLD IS IT, ANYWAY?
Liza Ketchum recently sent me a funny comparison of how Minnesotans and other folks react to the cold. According to this list, at 65 degrees (above zero) Arizonans turn on the heat while Minnesotans plant their gardens. At 20...
Read MoreA WRETCHED SENSE OF WRONGNESS
I’m reading a book right now that, like the debate about the list of books for feminist readers of YA in Anne’s post, raises questions about conventions.The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones covers everything from...
Read MoreSETTING OUT
The January residency for the MFA in Writing for Children at Hamline has been over for a few weeks now, but I’m just starting my stint as a blogger, so I’d like to rewind the clock to the morning after graduation. That Monday...
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