Hello community! “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers” is a famous poem by Emily Dickinson where hope “never stops.” For me, the feather metaphor telegraphs that hope is fragile, but the visual metaphor I prefer is the HOPE sculpture by Robert Indiana at the corner of...
I take this hit Like a steel knife scraping flint And I have erupted into flame. A fire of fury burns in my gut but I will not let it consume me. Instead, I will breathe fire Like dragons of legend. I will be a safe harbor. I will keep those who feel the bitter cold...
Hello community! 1)I hope you'll join me, Illustrator Jieting Chen, and the Highlights Foundation's Cat Galeano on Tuesday Sep 10 at 8:30am Pacific/11:30am Eastern for a book birthday celebration and discussion for LOVE OF THE HALF-EATEN PEACH! Just go to Instagram:...
It's summer, and I'm excited to share these author updates: 1) You can still join more than 150 other backers in the BRAVE Kickstarter to empower hundreds of LGBTQIA2+ and Allied teens with their own copy of my gay teen action adventure romance, A DIFFERENT KIND OF...
It's been quite the journey to get here: the publication of my second young adult novel, my fourth book for kids and teens, and "A Different Kind of Brave" is packed with so many things I loved as a teenager (and still love!)Action sequences!Cool gadgets!Exotic...
Dr. Judith Butler is an acclaimed author, gender theorist, and distinguished professor at the University of California at Berkeley. This video is so smart. So much of what Judith shares here resonates, including: "Many people who refuse to allow Trans people to define...
