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I am trying not to be a watercolor paint hoarder but I couldn’t help but dream up a tiny plein air set when I got a free small tin of mints from a booth at ALA. I am using mostly Windsor and Newton Professional Artists watercolor paints, but I am now also experimenting with Daniel…
I visited the Grove Farm Sugar Plantation and took the tour. This was the home of George Norton Wilcox. This tour is an interesting case of how the victors write the history books. In this case, our tour group was just a handful of people. Our tour guide could recite an astounding number of numerical…
I had such a wonderful time at the 4th Annual Greater Roxbury Book Fair. This young man told me that his class just read Barbed Wire Between Us and that it was his favorite book! I love him so much! Also, this was amazing news to me because my book had only been out for…
Here is the Teacher’s Guide for Barbed Wire Between Us: Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación This is a free and downloadable guide: Barbed Wire Between Us Teacher’s Guide Related Barbed Wire Between Us Videos Interview with illustrator Violeta Encarnacio: Original song music video for Barbed Wire…
Zoe Lee and Annie Chen, Co-Founders of Beam at New Inc Demo 2026: Creative Science Track Talks. Related posts: Eating the Whole Fish: My Daughter’s Kickstarter Book! My Eldest won a MacDowell Fellowship! My Daughter’s Team Wins the Rhode Island BlueGreen Innovation Challenge! Team SCUPP is a Finalist for Wege Prize What Is Industrial…
Thank you to Publisher Spotlight for highlighting me and my blog! Reviewer Spotlight: Mia Wenjen One in an occasional set of interviews with the reviewers who provide critical insights about new books from our client publishers. Mia Wenjen is a multi-faceted author and book advocate. She first burst on the scene with the Pragmatic Mom…
My dear friend, Lori Abe, arranged for us to take a private tour of the Hawaii Governor’s Mansion. The mansion is about to close for renovations, so it was the perfect timing. Lori is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Josh Greene. As we walked towards the State House, she called to…