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Author Archives: Val
Each Day a Haiku
Like most writers, my mind wanders often. And by often, I mean: All. The. Time. Driving to work, my mind often wanders. Driving the same route, a courteous part of my brain often takes over, and my creative brain is … Continue reading
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Book Review: Memories of Babi by Aranka Siegal
By now, you may have read my post inspired by hearing speaker Aranka Siegal share her experiences about the Holocaust. My mother is currently reading Upon the Head of the Goat, an account of what happened during that time. I … Continue reading
Flash Fiction: Hiding Places
Welcome to Spot Writers! The prompt for this month is to use at least three of the following words: tremble, start, tiptoe, yank, dresser. This week’s contribution comes from Cathy MacKenzie, who used all five of the prompt words. Cathy … Continue reading
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Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Guilty. I had never read this classic from the 1960s. I had picked it up as a child at a garage sale, but the language was too difficult for me, and I stopped after chapter one. When I went to … Continue reading
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Tagged a wrinkle in time, l'engle, philosophy, shakespeare, tesseract, time travel
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Flash Fiction: It’s in the Basement
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month the prompt is to use three of the following words in the story- tremble, start, tiptoe, yank, and dresser. Today’s contribution comes from Val Muller, who you can stalk at valm16.sg-host.com. The story … Continue reading
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Shenandoah Children’s Literature Conference: A Writer’s Perspective
During the last week in June, I attended the Shenandoah University Children’s Literature Conference. The conference invites award-winning and nationally- (and internationally-) recognized authors to present talks and roundtable discussions to attendees. In the afternoon, small group sessions are led … Continue reading
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Tagged agents, big idea, Brian Floca, kidlit, publishing, Shenandoah University, writing conference
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Book Review: Search of the Moon King’s Daughter by Linda Holeman
Emmaline Roke’s story begins in the 1830s, in England. Her father worked a shop in a pleasant village, and all is well until her father’s death. At this point, the family is evicted from the shop, and Emmaline’s mother is … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: Because of Maude
Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month the prompt is to use three of the following words in the story- tremble, start, tiptoe, yank, and dresser. Today’s contribution comes from RC Bonitz, author of A BLANKET FOR HER HEART. … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: Return to Cabo San Lucas
Today’s post comes from Kathy L. Price. Her book, Down the nanoTubes, will be released shortly. Return to Cabo San Lucas by Kathy L. Price “Ow, ow, ow,” Courtney winged as she gingerly lifted the strap of her bathing suit … Continue reading
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