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When I was in college 30 years ago, I volunteered at Pine Street Inn, a homeless shelter for men. It was located in South End, Boston, then an area cut off from Boston proper by the orange line subway line which ran above ground. It wasn’t a safe area; I had to recruit my 6…
Thank you to everyone who sent me photos of their kids caught reading. They are wonderful! As always, I will send you a children’s book for each photo. Please email me at pragmaticmomblog (at) gmail (dot) com. This Family Circus cartoon is courtesy of Ann of Doodles and Jots who sent it to me by…
I thought I would talk about branding, SEO and social media marketing for authors even though I am not an author, nor have ever marketed a book. So then, you might ask, why would I be qualified to talk about bootstrap marketing for anyone, let alone authors? Thanks for asking. When I was twenty years…
I grew up in a culture of fear. I’m not sure if it’s because my mother’s life turned upside down when she was forced to leave her home during WWII for simply being Japanese American and living in San Francisco or if it’s because she’s a tiny woman at 4 feet 11 inches. Or if…
MaryAnne of MamaSmiles and I are counting down our Top 5 Posts of 2014 together. If you are new to blogging and wonder how to get a post to go viral, I would say that it’s an unpredictable business. I would suggest — and I hope MaryAnne would agree with me — to write each…
Do you remember Arturo Avina who made those wonderful Miss Nelson is Missing and Miss Nelson is Back with his kindergarten class? Well, he and his kids have made another video! He says: We recently wrapped up an education-related video that the LA Times called “innovative” and “ambitious,” and I think it could be of…
How is your holiday shopping going? I typically want to be done before Thanksgiving but this rarely happens. Now, I’m at the point where I’m shopping for a few “perfect-but-not-expensive” gifts for the family that really nail it. That means a lot of searching. And frustration. So … I’m happy to have discovered Flipp App!
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