Squeeze out every sparkle
I wanted to write a quick FB post thanking (some of!) the women in my life for International Women’s Day. Then it got longer and longer. And longer. And hatched [...]
New Zealand Book Month
It’s March! So, in honor of New Zealand Book Month, I’m reading some Kiwi YA. I have to admit, after years of reading, writing, and breathing US YA, the Kiwi [...]
Wooden you love this cupcake?
Check out these gorgeous wood-style cupcake wrappers.http://www.etsy.com/listing/69299751/wood-paneling-cupcake-wrappersI love the surprise combination of textures :)Everything is possible!
The Lighting Of A Fire
As a child, teachers are grown-ups that love you by choice, not birth. They help you find your way in a world far from home. As you grow, they open [...]
The Periodic Table… of Storytelling
Writers, film fans, TV lovers: prepare to fall head first into James Harris's Periodic Table of Storytelling. Seriously, have you seen this thing??!http://computersherpa.deviantart.com/art/Periodic-Table-of-Storytelling-203548951?offset=70#commentsDescribed as a visual metaphor for TVtropes, this [...]
Kakapo Calling
Rather than Bat Mitzvah gifts, California teen Natalie Shaheen turned 13, she had a mission: to save the Kakapo! http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/5155461/Generous-US-teen-makes-save-the-kakapo-call The cheeky Kiwi bird grabbed Natalie's attention when she saw [...]
The Universe in a Year
Tens of millions of stars... searchable constellations... Get ready for the Photopic Sky Survey!Nick Risinger spent a year travelling with his cameras (and his father), photographing the starscape. "I worked [...]
Oh Why A-Z?
Looking for a way to kick-start your blogging? The A-Z challenge:Lights a fire. Nothing like a daily deadline to keep you moving! Lasers your focus. Suddenly the world starts filling [...]
Vader vs VW
As kids we know that everything is possible... And as grown ups we can find out it's true :) Hang on to your childhood as long as you can... and [...]