A Devotion for the church I attend, First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor. I’m currently enrolled in a course titled, “Her Life Is Not Yours: Get Out Of Your Daughter’s Way.” I’ve been a student in the class since October 23, 2006 when all 9 pounds, 10 ounces of Hadley Grace was put in my arms and if she could’ve… View Post

Last Thursday evening, I had the honor of reading from part of Twirl at the Oak Park Public Library in Oak Park, Illinois, which was the place my mom worked for years. Before I read, I said a bit about her work and its impact on my growing up. You would think that, given who my mom is, and where she… View Post

Since last July, I’ve been writing weekly poetry prompts for Tweetspeak Poetry. It’s been a fun project, and I thought I’d start posting the links to them here in case anyone would like to try their hand at the genre. This week’s prompt has to do with noticing the world around us, asking questions about why things are the way… View Post

They’re in the library, and they’re waiting, some not so patiently, to come out and play. There are cows that insist on jumping and dancing on a chicken’s chair because they are ready to have some fun. There’s a wolf who continues to chase after pigs who’ve just built houses (granted, some of them haphazardly). We made cupcakes for him… View Post

Each month, the people who work in the libraries in the Ypsilanti Community Schools create a newsletter to share the work we’re doing in the building. This is my contribution: The day I read A Rainbow of My Own in the Perry library, there was a lockdown at the school because of a nearby shooting that left one boy dead. The other boy… View Post