Little Ukraine Remembers
A community event in my neighborhood marking the first anniversary of Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine and why we need to keep a focus on it.
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Make No Plans
It’s now less than three weeks until the launch of Torch on November 1. One week later is the date of the midterm elections. With one of the two parties still...
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Banned Books and Little Free Libraries
September 18-25 is Banned Books Week this year in the United States. In the past, people have observed this week with readings from books that had been challenged in...
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Research Rabbit Hole
How research for my verse novel in progress led me to discover a new favorite band.
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On This Day: The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Remembering the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, which took place on this day in 1968.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
