Birdie Conrad : You are daring to imagine that you could have a different life. Oh, I know it doesn't feel like that. You feel like a big fat failure now. But you're not. You are marching into the unknown armed with...[pause] Birdie Conrad : Nothing. Have a sandwich. From You've Got Mail, Screenplay by Nora and Delia Ephron… Continue reading Armed with Nothing
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Spring Fling Kid Lit Contest
I've been looking forward to the Spring Fling Kidlit contest for a while, but I was stuck on a story about cherry blossoms inspired by a beautiful GIF and as a tribute to my mother's hometown of Macon, Georgia. In the end, I just couldn't figure out a way into it. Last minute inspiration struck… Continue reading Spring Fling Kid Lit Contest
Ish
Thinking ish-ly allowed his ideas to flow freely. He began to draw what he felt—loose lines. Quickly springing out. Without worry. —Peter H. Reynolds, Ish One of my favorite books to share with students year after year is Ish, by brilliant author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds. Every time I read one of his books aloud, especially the "Creatrilogy"… Continue reading Ish
All This Nothing
I was a Blogger girl back in the day (2007-2012) My impossibly cute name, 152insightsintomysoul.blogspot.com, announced both my incurable dorkiness and my undying love for You've Got Mail. When blogging became less fashionable among my group of friends and I married and moved to Oklahoma, my poor little blog became a cobweb site, as they… Continue reading All This Nothing
Leah Dean Thomas 