The End

I recently published my first edited book,  Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology ,  with  Small Harbor Publishing . It's an anthology of writing from  Literary Mama  staff over the past 20 years. It's a beautiful collection and I am proud of the writers and proud to share the book.  It seems a fitting moment, as I pondered sharing about the book here on the blog, to reflect on my life as a blogger, and acknowledge that it is time to officially end this blog.   I started blogging in about 2007, when my baby was learning to toddle, when I was learning how to be a mother and stepmother, when I was just starting to see my way as a writer. I needed it back then. I craved it. I had a variety of blog iterations--family, art, creativity, writing things I delved into. There's a freedom in blogging, a casualness, an easy familiarity that's lacking (for me anyway) in other kinds of writing. I loved blogging and the words came pouring out.  Over the years since then, some
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Book Fest


This past weekend held a great family fun event all revolving around books for kids! The Family Reading Partnership held their 14th annual Book Fest. Cedar and I stopped by for a visit and ended up staying quite a while. We met up with friends, saw both a tap dancing and a musical performance, met dogs who like to read, and made about 50 stops at local business and organization table to do arts and crafts. Not to mention the books everywhere! You could make a book, read a book or be read to, buy a book, or discover new books you had never heard of.

Throughout the day there was also an author corner that had local kids book authors and illustrators signing books and talking about their work.  A new friend of mine, met through the SCBWI,  Johanna van der Sterre was there doing a bit of watercoloring and promoting her wonderfully illustrated picture books. Check out her website to get an idea of her work.  It is lovely.

After hours of being there, we pulled ourselves away from the fray and made it outside.  Cedar was laden down with paintings, books, a balloon, and magic wands, and he exclaimed with delight- "THAT was FUN!"

I was so pleased he enjoyed himself.  I did too. And so grateful that the Family Reading Partnership puts in this event every year.  If you missed it this year, put it on your calendar for next.  It's worth it.

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