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2018 - Year in Review
How did I end up here? I’m still somewhat dizzy from this whirlwind few months! I have a minute to find my feet, take a breath, and catch you all...
2018 - Year in Review
How did I end up here? I’m still somewhat dizzy from this whirlwind few months! I have a minute to find my feet, take a breath, and catch you all...

The Walter Dean Myers Grant - Thank you, WNDB!
I have really, really big news, friends. The We Need Diverse Books organization chose me as a recipient of one of their five Walter Dean Myers Grants! The grant will...
The Walter Dean Myers Grant - Thank you, WNDB!
I have really, really big news, friends. The We Need Diverse Books organization chose me as a recipient of one of their five Walter Dean Myers Grants! The grant will...

Yummy Stuffed Pumpkin Appetizer Recipe!
It’s nearly Thanksgiving! Here’s one of my fave recipes that combines two of life’s most delicious things… pumpkins and cheese.Enjoy! Ingredients: 3 lb. Pumpkin - cap removed (but not tossed!),...
Yummy Stuffed Pumpkin Appetizer Recipe!
It’s nearly Thanksgiving! Here’s one of my fave recipes that combines two of life’s most delicious things… pumpkins and cheese.Enjoy! Ingredients: 3 lb. Pumpkin - cap removed (but not tossed!),...

Highlights of the Highlights Retreat
Whoah. Just whoah.The Getting to Know Your Picture Book workshop and retreat led by Debbie Ridpath Ohi featuring Heidi Stemple was awesome. We spent weeks dissecting our manuscripts on an...
Highlights of the Highlights Retreat
Whoah. Just whoah.The Getting to Know Your Picture Book workshop and retreat led by Debbie Ridpath Ohi featuring Heidi Stemple was awesome. We spent weeks dissecting our manuscripts on an...

Art Bench Project
This past summer I received a grant to paint a bench on the Cocoa Village riverfront as part of the Art Beatz Community Art Project. Here is my step-by-step process.0)...
Art Bench Project
This past summer I received a grant to paint a bench on the Cocoa Village riverfront as part of the Art Beatz Community Art Project. Here is my step-by-step process.0)...