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Marvelous Middle Grade Monday: The Amaranth Enchantment

6JanuarySuzanne3 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I hesitate to call The Amaranth Enchantment a Cinderella retelling, because as soon as I do, some of you will think it’s some tired out story makeover that can’t possibly hold a candle to what was done with Ella Enchanted. Â And you’d be wrong. Â What Ms. Berry has created isn’t so much Cinderella dressed up

Flash Friday: Celebrating or Seeking Light

20DecemberSuzanne3 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

I’ve long believed that in another dimension or plane of existence, I worshiped the sun. Â Probably as in Ent, or rather, most likely an Ent Wife. Â In fact, that would make a great flash piece this morning, but my flitter-flutter brain is going in another direction. Â Tell me what you think, and please join me

Punk Yarn Creations

18DecemberSuzanne3 CommentsHome in the Rookery, The Bookshelf

I bet you didn’t know how easily yarn and crafty creations could discover their punk side and become something to scream about. Â Truth, it wasn’t something I new, either, and it’s doubtful pinterest will ever acknowledge this fact. Â But, there it is, an undeniable truth set free by my glue gun. What you see (just

Flash Friday the 13th, in all its egregiousness

13DecemberSuzanne11 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

I think that’s the best word to describe a Friday the 13th, and especially one in December. Â Egregious…doesn’t it roll around wonderfully in the mouth? Â And just in case your Friday portends to be egregious, here’s a picture of a pygmy possum. Â It’s sure to improve your day. 🙂 And now, on to my Flash

MMGM The Night Before Christmas

9DecemberSuzanne11 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

Whether you’re a die-hard Santa believer or not, Clement Moore’s ‘The Night Before Christmas’ is sure to stir your blood. Â There’s just something about the cadence of the poem that sweeps you up and leaves you poised on the edge of a rooftop, waiting to hear more. Â I loved this version illustrated by Tom Browning,

Flash Friday: Envy and Abhorrence, the most delectable of all dishes

6DecemberSuzanne2 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

A partly recycled Flash Friday, pulled forward through time from a piece I wrote years ago. 🙂 I lay quietly under the table; just watching.Â Missus had been so sad since Rusty, the old tom, died.Â I was willing to give this new thing a chance.Â But she didn’t look promising. Vanilla IceÂ was just beyond

MMGM: Jan Brett’s Christmas Treasury

2DecemberSuzanne4 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I’m going to indulge myself a bit on the blog throughout December and spotlight a few Christmas and winter tales. Â First up is the collection of Jan Brett’s stories which includes The Mitten, Christmas Trolls, and The Hat, along with several others. I have always dearly loved Jan Brett’s stories! Â The tales are unique and

Flash Friday: Hungering for Black Friday Reality TV

29NovemberSuzanne13 CommentsFlash Friday, Writing

Hello, folks. Â This is John with KUTV and we’re here to interview a young lady who hopes to be the next reality star of ‘So You Think You Can Shop.’ Â Say Hello, Kierstie. Camera pans to teen girl with pixie blonde hair, dressed in jeggings, running shoes, and a tunic top. “Um, Hi,” Kierstie says,

To Boldly Go Where You Scarce Dare To Go

27NovemberSuzanne7 CommentsTween the Weekend, Writing

Writing is challenging enough–sharing your writing with others can be enough to turn a bold, confident individual into a gibbering ball of fear hiding under their desk. Â And yet, it’s what we all want to do! Â In the middle school writing club I lead each week, I’m reminded of this as the student writers gathered

Marvelous Middle Grade Monday: Dear Dumb Diary

25NovemberSuzanne4 CommentsMarvelous Middle Grades, The Bookshelf

I have, currently sitting beside me, ‘The Worst Things in Life are Also Free’ and ‘Let’s Pretend This Never Happened’ so those are the two that will get my focus today. They’re written and illustrated by the mc, Jamie Kelly, but there’s a distinct possibility that Jim Benton sneaked a peak inside her diary. Â Here’s

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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