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“What was your worst job?” and other fun questions for YA authors

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Last weekend I got to play and talk and teach and play some more with a bunch of fun, smart,…

When someone decides it’s his job to make people happy

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Gotta love it when people find their place in the world.  This guy is obviously doing what he should with…

Show of hands: Who colors?

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

I spent a couple of FANTASTIC days this past week at Austin Academy for Excellence, a magnet middle school in…

What I learned from 3 days of hanging out with burly people

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

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Hermione Granger and the secret plan to know everything

Monday, August 29th, 2011

I’m up in the mountains right now, finally uncurling my brain from its protective mode of refusing to think too…

Want to hear me talk about God and evolution and all sorts of personal topics?

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

If you do–

I was interviewed recently by the very curious, very kind Bridgette Mongeon over here. Take a…

Don’t you kind of wish you could still go to camp?

Monday, June 6th, 2011

I have this weird thing about summers: I want to put myself in a bunch of classes, do a bunch…

This is what luck looks like

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

Some of these go by almost too quickly to digest, but overall you’re going to find yourself going, “Whoa! What?”…

The New Year’s Eve ritual

Friday, December 31st, 2010

I posted this a few years ago and forgot that I’d done it until Kathy Burnette linked to it…

A talk I think you’ll love

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

I’ve posted this talk before, but it’s so wonderful I found myself watching it again today. And so why…

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