Kicking Off NCTE 2024: Key Takeaways and Connections

I've officially survived my first two days at the 2024 National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention in Boston, and what a whirlwind it's been! From the

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A Brush with Inspiration: My Watercolor Painting’s Debut at the OU Writing Center

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Poetry Reading: Intentions for Change Launch Event Video

The video is online now! Awakened Voices Literary Magazine presented the 10th issue of their online literary magazine, Intention for Change, completely online last week and I was

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I am Awakening Art’s Featured Artist this Week!

I woke up from an early morning nap today to discover that I’m this week’s featured writer in Awakening Art’s Artist Spotlight! I want to share this with

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New Release: ‘It’s Not Your Fault’ Published in Awakened Voices Literary Magazine

My poem “It’s Not Your Fault” is available online now in Issue 10 of the Awakened Voices: Intention for Change literary magazine. You can download and read the

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Oh no! Did you make a grammar error on the Internet?

Note: A friend and I have worked together for hours this summer designing a series of grammar units for 6th through 12th graders. We are working tirelessly to

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On my obsession with creating characters

My mother had an old paperback book on the shelf in her bedroom when I was growing up called Name Your Baby, written by Lareina Rule and first

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The Best Brownie Recipe Ever

If you’re craving a mouth-watering triple chocolate three-decker dessert, I’ve got the answer for you. All you need is a couple of brownie mixes, refrigerated cookie dough and

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Handwritten Outlines Of Famous Authors

As an aspiring novelist, I love getting a peek behind the curtain of famous authors — especially those in the genre I’m attempting to enter. So you can

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My Goals and Resolutions for 2014

So here are the some of my goals for this year: #1 Write a novel I have wanted to write a book for as long as I can

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