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As promised here are the results of the last pie competition of the year at the Puyallup Fair in Washington.  Marie got a blue for her rhubarb, third in the Pillsbury Pie competition, and an honorable mention for her third pie.  Honorable Mention is not well thought of by her […]

I’m on my way back to the farm after a couple of days speaking at the Florida Reading Association.  A wonderful group of reading teacher who could not have been kinder.  Thank you for inviting me! Tomorrow morning I’ll be back in my little office writing and I’m looking forward […]

Now that school is back in session…  I’m actively booking Skype visits.  I did several virtual visits last year and had a blast!  It’s a good alternative (and a lot less expensive) to a “live” author visit (but I am actually “live” during the Skype visit)  If you are interested, […]

It’s the last pie competition of the year.  Marie’s on her way up to the Puyallup Fair in Washington with these three beauties.  Daughter Niki is also baking madly for the competition. Sadly, I won’t be with them to report personally (for the first time in years).  I’m down on […]

Contest #3 is over and the winner has been contacted. They will be sent a signed hardback copy of TENTACLES. For those who didn’t win don’t despair.  Contest #4 is up with another question and will run through September 16th.  The prize is another signed hardback copy of the sequel […]

The contest for a signed hardback copy of “Tentacles” (the sequel to Cryptid Hunters) is coming to an end. To enter go to my web page, click on the Contest! button on the right side of the journal, and follow the instructions carefully. Good Luck!

Gotta love pie season!!!

I love days like today.  Clouds have moved into Oregon cooling things down, and I’m sitting at my desk (actually standing) working on a book, and I get an email from my librarian friend in Indiana, Myrna Fields, saying that “Cryptid Hunters” has won the 2009-2010 Young Hoosiers Book Award […]