Agree!! This is a lovely book! 💚
#kidlit #picturebooks #nature

Reviewing queries in between meetings this morning, and I've noticed a micro-trend - folks querying MG and YA novels when I am not open to fiction in those categories.

That's an automatic pass at this time. 🙁

Who needs a FREE, FUN, SUBSTANTIVE virtual writing retreat?

Wow!! I need a baby backpack and I guess I just found my go-to business! Thanks #kelty!!

Concrete poem “Chasm” by Joan Bransfield Graham

Book cover for Awesome Earth: Concrete Poems Celebrate Caves, Canyons, and Other Fascinating Landforms

For today’s #NationalPoetryMonth pick, here’s a groundbreaking poem by Joan Bransfield Graham from her book of concrete poems AWESOME EARTH, with vibrant illustrations by Tania García.

This book is such a fun intro to concrete poems, geology, and geography! #kidlit #poetry

Cindy's Book News Spring 2026

Cindy's Book News Spring Newsletter 2026! 📚 Sharing news about my books, events, and opportunities to win prizes! 🐝 🦋
Plus a new endeavour! 🍃🌸

If anyone knows next steps for citizens to take, let us know. I live in a liberal state so my reps would all be voting to halt this destruction. Anything else?

I have a robin building a nest on my back porch - so yes, pretty wonderful! 💚

A YouTube Channel?! You are so amazing! That video is very meditative and informative. Love! 💚

How are you choosing the insects? (Curious.)

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I was going to remark the same way Abbie did -

SO PRETTY!!

What a balm of a haiku.
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Oh!! This is so much fun!💃

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We are of like minds!!!🌷

Thank you!🌷

Your About page matters more than you think Readers are looking for a reason to trust you and care about your work.

Your About page matters more than you think
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This actually gave me goosebumps.

What a gorgeous image of spring.

Also ‘bairns’ is one of my favorite words! ❤️

Love!!

white magnolia buds emerging from their fuzzy winter covering. Raindrops dot the branch. Out of focus car headlights are visible in the upper left corner.

magnolia buds
nosing out of fir jackets
rush hour begins

#haikusaturday #haiku #amwriting

Rebecca, this is truly fabulous! Every word is perfect! Wowza!

Watercolor painting of pink blooms on shades of green background. Paper torn into shape of island or cloud.

It’s #InternationalHaikuPoetryDay today! I’m posting my spring haiku and image a day early for #HaikuSaturday.

An island or cloud?
Blooms floating by in a dream—
Spring awakening.

#Haiku #ImageandVerse #WatercolorBlooms
haiku & image by @lindajeantm.bsky.social

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That first line!!!💚

It was quite a few days and now everything is out - just in time for the temperature to dip again!! 🙄
But at least it will be colorful!

Love!!!

So far I've only seen the woodland 'firsts' - skunk cabbage, trout lily, bloodroot.

This is lovely - the photo, flower, and haiku!

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