No Kings DC 10/18/25 - a few of the gazillion excellent signs.
The only thing worse! #nokings #nokingsprotest #freedc
NEW BOOK ALERT! It’s Quail’s birthday - what better gift than something great to read, right?! Get a copy, give a copy, share a copy… fill the world with kindness and books.
Popcorn is my favorite food. Or perhaps I should say, WAS.
Shoutout to my running group (Running Against Time Society, aka DC RATS), which is on a bit of a hiatus but hopefully will bounce back soon. Can’t keep a good RAT down. @rsk_dc @frannyb99 @marthasaccocio @lecase619
Why do I love @peoplesbooktakoma? Well, they just get me! Want proof? Today they gifted me this awesome banana zine! (Which, TBH, is brilliant in more ways that one). Thanks so much. Love my indies! #shoplocal #indiebookshop #indiesrock #bananasofmyr
Quick story about human intelligence vs AI. My printer began printing colors very pale recently, and black not at all. It’s about 8 yrs old, so I thought maybe it was time to replace it. But first I did a full AI-assisted scan using the HP smar
Shoutout to Penny, who inspires me with her joie de vivre despite her ongoing challenges. Also to @cara_gormally whose workshop at @comicsworkshop inspired this @espscrawl #buckethead #dogstagram
My (very brief!) trip to VT in a series of mostly goofy selfies. Featuring pals old and new and my FIRST visit to the @vcfaedu campus - despite teaching there for 2+ years. Now on the bus heading even further north! #ohcanada @susan.mccullough.355 @g
Stand up dude, hands-on parent, dad extraordinaire. Happy Father’s Day, Mike! @msewellarch
Maine trip! Featuring: the middle school cast and director of The (Adapted!) Three Little Guinea Pigs, the world’s best 🦞 roll, Corinne Altham, the extraordinary media specialist of Brown Elementary in South Portland, who leads an incredible C
Fabulous graduation weekend celebrating @bougie.sewell and her beloved crew with family and friends. Feeling proud and a bit verklempt.
I had the pleasure of talking with @kjda and @sarina.bowen of the #amwriting podcast about book banning, fighting back, snails, and more. Take a listen! Link in bio. @hownowbooking @aabbwashington @penamerica @simonkids @ala_oif @authorsguild
This is a first for me. A family at a school I visited this year told me about Fifi, their pet Snail. So I signed a Whale, Quail, Snail book to her. Today, I got a thank you email with these lovely pics of Fifi enjoying being read to! @hownowbooking
I had a school visit cancelled recently. Here’s what I did about it, and why it matters. (Link in bio.) Much love for everyone who was there for me - you know who you are! @authorsagainstbookbans @penamerica @authorsguild @ala_oif @hownowbookin
So excited to share the cover for the next Billy the Kid book, and so proud to have worked on it with @dollyparton (and our wonderful illustrator, @mackenzie_haley)! In it, Billy faces his biggest fear - dancing! - and might just fall in love…