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Thursday, November 26, 2015

On Giving Thanks

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[There's a tradition of a poem appearing on Life in the Shoe on Thanksgiving.  This year, for the first time, it's free verse. Have...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Annual Book Giveaway AND a Special Sale

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It's time for the Annual Book Giveaway. Here's how it works: If you know someone who is going through a hard time and needs enco...
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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Mrs. Smucker's Grocery Depot Dessert

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One of my dream jobs would be to develop recipes for food banks.  Say one week they get a big donation of soybeans from a feed mill, outdate...
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Sunday, November 08, 2015

Letter from Harrisburg: On Appropriating Cultures

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LETTER FROM HARRISBURG Write and explore your own culture, your own journey By Dorcas Smucker For The Register-Guard NOV. 8, 2015 ...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Book Review: Joey's Story

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When we rode the school bus back in Minnesota, we picked up THAT family about two miles west of us.  A big blended family, they lived down a...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

The Book Decision

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A number of you weighed in on my publishing dilemma , giving us lots of angles to consider that hadn't occurred to us. Thank you! I ...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Me and Miss Buncle Get Acquainted

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Last week Emily borrowed a book from the Oregon State University library.  She said, "You should read it, Mom." It was an old gr...
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Sunday, October 25, 2015

Fred and the Big Tomato

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So I was slicing a fresh tomato the other day and I remembered this: My brother Fred was the coolest guy God ever made.  He was as rogueis...
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Monday, October 19, 2015

A Decision About Books

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Much of my publishing journey of the last years has taken place out of public view. But now I need a bit of advice from The Public. I...
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Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Cabin Gets a Name

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Paul's great-aunt Berneice didn't have a name until she was 4 years old.  They always called her "Babe," and somehow never...
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