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Perhaps our last snow day It was near fifty degrees out yesterday, so Jim and Sprocket and I went for a stroll at a nature...
When Girl Scout Juniors meet the mayor… …hilarity ensues. I didn’t get to see this in person. Perhaps it’s just as well. A fellow SCBWI member posted the...
New Book Review: Carnet de Voyage What happens when a gifted artist says, “Hey! Wanna look at my vacation pictures?”
New Book review American Taboo, by Philip Weiss. Read it here.
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    Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009: Place

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    Gwen Bell’s Best of 2009: Album

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    Oh, look. It’s the end of the tunnel.

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