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Dear Amy, Your words at PCTELA 18 were just what I needed. When you finished, and everyone was standing and clapping because you were amazing (even before 10 am), I… Read more Dear A.S. King… →
Dear Amy, Your words at PCTELA 18 were just what I needed. When you finished, and everyone was standing and clapping because you were amazing (even before 10 am), I… Read more Dear A.S. King… →
I talked with a young writer this week because his teacher was exasperated. He’d been working on the same draft for weeks, and my best calculations revealed he wrote almost… Read more The writer, the woman who made my breakfast sandwich, and the people around the campfire →
This picture of my backyard from earlier this week does not capture the beautiful weight of the moment. I stood on my deck and steadied my breathing. The rainbow bridged… Read more Returning to My Roots →
Books to teach students that stories have struggles.Check out the special video below to see how to usethese books to help students understand: No Struggle = No Story. I am… Read more How to Make Student Stories FUN to Read [+ FREE Video Training] →
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! Share a link to your blog post below and/or use #celebratelu to share celebrations on Twitter. Check out the details here. Celebrate This Week goes live… Read more i get to be their momma {CELEBRATE This Week: 166} →
Writing makes my life better. I’m better when I write and I’m better when others write and I read their stories. When I have an audience, I’m clear. I’m better… Read more Is Writing Essential? →
I’m glad you are here to celebrate! Share a link to your blog post below and/or use #celebratelu to share celebrations on Twitter. Check out the details here. Celebrate This… Read more CELEBRATE This Week LXXXVII (87) →
I collect stories. The Bible is filled with really awful, horrible chapters of stories. Hard journeys of deceit and jealousy, murder and rape, exclusions and cover-ups. If you take one… Read more I am a Story Collector →
Click here for the backstory. When Sam was in preschool he planted a tiny seed in a dixie cup and watched it sprout. He brought the sprout home and we planted it in the flower bed. I have a naturally black thumb — death black, in fact — when it comes to gardening. So I felt compelled to give a warning. “You can’t count on me to take care of your sunflower. You’ll need to be responsible for getting it what it needs,” I said solemnly. “I will,” he said… Read more Share Your Story {14 of 40 Stories} →