​Welcome, 

This website is about stories--the ones we read and the ones we write to share with others: 

Life Stories: This section of the website invites you to write your life story through one-to-one meetings with me or to join small groups of six to eight people to write just one two-page story at a time. You write each story in your own voice--just the way you shared it  in conversations with family and friends.  

Slice of Life Stories: This section presents a few of my personal essays.

Children's Literature Blog: This blog is for parents, teachers, and librarians. It reviews books that are entertaining, engaging, and well-written  for children (K-6). Most of the books have  plot lines that present social and emotional challenges for characters. These challenges require characters to cope with difficult feelings, resolve interpersonal conflicts, struggle with decisions, and explore the good and not so good consequences of their choices.  Some books, though, are reviewed because they are so beautiful or just a lot of fun to read.