Absurdities and Atrocities
Thoughts on propaganda and political violence, along with a poem inspired by my family heritage trip.
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“Burn It All Down”
The scene in my novel where I burn it all down and show boys doing the right thing.
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Supportive Communities in Books Portraying Autism
A discussion of three books featuring autistic protagonists and families and communities that offer support and can serve as models.
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Stolen Children and the Lessons of a Duck Pond
Are we really superior to the rest of the animals? The stolen children at the border parallels a violent event in nature that I witnessed.
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PEN World Voices Festival 2018: “It Can’t Happen Here”
A closing panel of the 2018 PEN World Voices Festival addresses the question: could (or has) an authoritarian regime come to power in the United States?
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
