by Elizabeth Laing Thompson
The joy is in the trying, the hoping, the crying;
The joy is in the wanting, the wishing, the hunting;
The joy is in the dreaming, the planning, the scheming;
The joy is in the yearning, the aching, the burning;
The joy is in the striving, the longing, the sighing;
The ...
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Words that Are Fun to Say
As a word lover, I take delight in rolling words around in my brain and off my tongue, the way they feel coming together, the way the consonants and vowels and diphthongs (think "ai" and "ei" and "oi") all work together to make sounds, almost like music. And as a mother of three small, lisping ...
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13 Things I’ve Learned from America’s Funniest Home Videos
You can learn a lot of useful life lessons from watching America’s Funniest Home Videos:
1. If you hold a baby up to your face, they will vomit in your mouth.
2. If you hold a naked baby’s hind parts anywhere near your face... heaven help you.
3. If you dance on a table, it will collapse.
4. Little ...
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The Thirteenth Summer (and Jimmy) on Facebook
The Thirteenth Summer has its own Facebook page, in case you hadn't heard: www.facebook.com/thirteenthsummer.
I'm posting lots of fun stuff about the book, including some deleted scenes from early manuscripts, inside info on the characters, and updates about the book's Quest to Become a Movie (It's ...
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