It was very exciting to see the announcement of my debut picture book in Publisher's Weekly this week. While it's "old news" to me (I...

Hey Friends! What a roller-coaster I've been on this month! This Madness poetry tournament is NO JOKE! Fun, yes, but the pressure to...

Hey Everyone! Thank you to everyone who supported the amazing children's poets in the Madness!Poetry tournament last round (So much fun,...

What a whirlwind it's been being a part of the Madness!Poetry tournament for children's poets, but SO much fun! Exciting news: I made it...

Friends! The Madness!Poetry Tournament for children's poets begins TOMORROW! WhooHoo! The 64 head-to-head match-ups will be visible at...

Today, a video of me reading my poem "Our Walk To School," was featured on fellow poet Michelle Schaub's Poetry Boost blog,...

Hello Friends! Yup, you guessed it, another poetry contest! But this time I get to use a bit more adult humor as this one isn't strictly...

Guess what?! Yup! Yet another writing contest! This time it is Vivian Kirkfield's #50PreciousWords Contest! (I know, you're thinking --...

Hooray! It’s time for another writing contest! This time, it’s Susanna Hill’s 6th Annual Valen-tiny Contest for Children’s Writers! The...

Hey Everyone, Man, the whole pandemic thing is starting to get OLD, am I right? I just realized tomorrow is Groundhog Day, which I think...

Hello Everyone! As many of you know by now, I love writing contests! Prompts and deadlines are my JAM! (Otherwise, I seriously could...

Hello Everyone! Oh, how I love writing contests! There's nothing like a hard deadline and "rules" to kick my creativity into high gear!...

I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed the contract for my debut picture book, BRAINSTORM, scheduled to be published in the Summer of...

Hi Everyone! I'm so excited to share that my poem, "Our Walk To School" was published in a wonderful new children's anthology called HOP...

It's been a while since I posted on my blog! Hello again friends! I hope you are all doing well! I'm entering a writing contest called...

Hello Everyone! It's the very last day of the poem-a-day challenge! Whew! What a month! I have never in my life produced so much (30...

Hello everyone! It's the second-to-last day of the poem-a-day challenge!!! I can't believe I've almost made it to the end! Today's word...

It's Day 28 of the poem-a-day challenge and BOY am I feeling the strain! Today's word is "discretion." I was having MAJOR trouble coming...

Hi Everyone! Welcome to day 25 of the poem-a-day challenge! Today I was given the word "Escape" as my challenge word. As you may have...

Heading into the home stretch of the poem-a-day challenge... Today's word is "Erase" but I took some creative liberty and changed it to...