

The Winners are Leonard Cohen and John
The judges of the Sweet Summer Experience Contest I ran several weeks ago chose John’s entry. Here it is: 1960: first time driving a...


An Announcement in Verse
Hank Aaron hitting his 715th career home run. Dear Readers, My neck used to be missing That was then, this is now I read all of your...


My Missing Neck and a Contest For You
My missing neck part of the title is not supposed to scare you. It has nothing to do with my “beautiful brain” (of my January 6 blog...


Here Comes the Judge
I read all the entries They’re funny, they’re smart And written with humor Good taste and heart The decision was two judges’ I sure...


ANNOUNCING CONTEST WINNERS AND BOW-WOWING OUT
In 1980, shortly after I had 4 children’s books published, I began teaching a course, Writing for Children, at the New School. Among my...


A Contest For You
For today’s blog, I am running a contest. The winner will get a prize. The topic is inspired by an occurrence on a recent Sunday. ...