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Books, Illustration, Process of Writing, Thoughts

Olly, Olly Oxen Frey

It has been a fascinating journey to write Olly, Olly Oxen Frey. A few years back I was contacted by …
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Books, Illustration

Parenting Rules

My cousin Heather’s marvelous husband, Ryan O’Quinn, wrote two wonderful books (with a lot of help from Heather). Parenting Rules! …
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Books

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

I’m presently reading Small Gods by Terry Pratchett. He is such a fun author to read. There is a playful …
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Books, Thoughts

Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun

I just finished reading Pan’s Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun. It is a novelization of the film by Guillermo …
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Books

Strange the Dreamer & Muse of Nightmares

Strange the Dreamer and the follow-up book, Muse of Nightmares both exist in the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy’s …
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Books

Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy

I thoroughly enjoyed Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke & Bone Trilogy. The world that she creates is fantastical, but she …
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Thoughts

Really Looking at the Pieces

I often think that life is like a giant jigsaw puzzle. Just a crazy number of tiny pieces spread across …
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Children's Books, Poetry

Blair & His Incredible Flair

By Paul Manchester (From my book “Pursuits of Whimsey”) There was no doubt about it, despite their despair. His Parents …
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Children's Books, News

Keeping busy

I wear a lot of hats. I like that aspect of being a freelancer. Some days I am building a …
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mouse, performance, Poetry

A few photos from my performance on 7/9.

My friend Jason shared these shots taken by Andrew Adam Caldwell. I thought perhaps you might be amused. When I …
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