What is happening here? #orangecatbehavior

I can’t begin to describe how meaningful this Honor is…and on this book, which I wrote at my daughter’s bedside over the course of 21 rounds of chemotherapy. STRONGER AT THE SEAMS is my debut YA novel, and I will forever be grateful to everyone who helped make this book—and this honor—happen. 💛🎗️💛

Okay writers...I know people make wishes on shooting stars, pennies, eyelashes, 11:11 (the time)... What sorts of things have you seen or heard people wish on?

Holy cow…this grant is unbelievable. If you haven’t yet been published, check this out!

Stoked that STRONGER is a finalist in the Midwest #SCBWI Crystal Kite Awards beside these other fabulous titles. Voting ends July 25…don’t miss out!

Get a written critique from our #SCBWIOhioNorth conference faculty. These faculty members will not attend in person, written only. Anjanette Barr Lee Melillo Rachel Orr Vicky Weber Jazmia Young For more information: www.scbwi.org/events/2025-... #SCBWI #kidlit #kidlitart #ohioconferences

🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area. Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.

Day-old coffee, reheated in a microwave. Perfectly fine or hell no? (Mug brought to you by childhood cancer. Childhood cancer: there’s never been a better reason for a morning F bomb.)

My daughter made Top 60 in Original Spoken Word Poetry, in a speech about a topic painfully close to her heart: childhood cancer. C, I am so proud of you. Keep fighting, girl. Keep bringing awareness. Be the change, baby. 🎗️ #NSDA #NationalSpeechAndDebate

Why go gray in May? Because our kids deserve it. 🎗️ I'm also bad a tech, which is why this did not come out in B&W. 😂 www.facebook.com/share/r/16XK...

She won Outstanding Young Chemist!!!! So proud of my girl. Her compassion and heart, mixed with her work ethic and intelligence, will make her unstoppable. Take that, effing brain tumor. 🎗️ 💪

For those of you who rely on government websites for your research, American University has put together this guide to sites that have archived them. subjectguides.library.american.edu/data_rescue/...

On our way to find out what this kid won!!! 🥇

Join me and @dameevelynglennie.bsky.social in celebrating Deaf Awareness Week! 🎉🥁🎶

Grateful to Michael Levine & the wonderful team at Boundless Media for my press release! #Gogray #BrainTumorAwarenessMonth world.einnews.com/pr_news/8094...

You had one job. 😂 #HappyEaster

This makes me sick. 💔

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Yes, below. (I am a PhD, not an MD). This work does not get done anywhere else. It's not financially lucrative enough. We invest in pediatric cancer research as a *society* because that work does not get done otherwise. Hard impacts to MDs especially: bench research can't be done in private practice

More of this!

Happy International Womens Day, y’all! Strong women strengthen the world. Embrace them!

As a mother of a child with brain cancer, I cannot begin to explain the level of disgust I feel by this. How dare he use our children. How dare ANYONE applaud. May karma find you all.

Fantastic book BY a fantastic author ABOUT a fantastic author coming out in two days!! Don’t miss out!!!! @heidieys.bsky.social

That Pfeizer commercial destroy anyone else?

If you're a librarian who would like early release information about my 2026 S&S picture book, GET A HUG, let me know! It's a Boynton-esque, songlike rhymer about the power of compassion and kindness. Illustrations by the amazing @liliuhms.com!

Okay. This was me today, but I'm now back to my regularly scheduled program. Books are good. Read more books. That is all.

#Tariffied The clown show continues...

We will not be erased. #DisabilitiesAdvocate

So much for freedom of speech. 😡

I’ll be opening to queries Feb 1-7 so thought I’d update my #mswl for a few things I’m particularly on the lookout for. #PB: laugh out loud stories with a clear narrative arc, clever wordplay, twist endings, memorable characters. I’ll be open to both text only and author-illustrators this month.

Since I'm opening to more queries on Friday, I'm starting a list of what I'd really love to find. Last time I opened I did sign two clients who matched with my advertised wish list so sharing does work! #MSWL

MY HEART JUST EXPLODED!!!!! 💛💛💛 @harpercollins.bsky.social #Blink #HarperCollinsFocus #StrongerAtTheSeams #dogearedbookaward2024 Thank you for making my day, @jenguyorjowett.bsky.social!!!

Just a little wave to say hi. 👋 🌊

LOL - thank you @annemariepace.bsky.social for pointing out that I was giving away my ending. 😂 Still…these truly are the most satisfying two words to type!!! #YA #novel #writerscommunity #DONE #deadline #AHHHHHH

74,632 words TWO CHAPTERS TO GO!!! #WritersCommunity #author #YA #deadline

YUP!! 💛 📚

THIS!!! 👇👇👇

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!! #StrongerAtTheSeams #SnowGlobe #YA #disability

Prayers for my best friend’s little boy tonight, please (and their family), as well as for the donor family. I have literally all the feelings right now. 💛 🫀🫶 #TeamTheo #hearttransplant

Publishers Weekly @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social is interviewing me & others about KidLit mass exit from Twitter. I'm curious to hear from #kidlit people who were on Twitter. Trying to keep negativity to a minimum (we all know why left), what appeals to YOU about Bluesky so far, & what are your hopes?

My heart is full. Thank you @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social for including STRONGER AT THE SEAMS in your amazing list of favorite novels from 2024 (and what a list!). You made my day!!! 💛

Why does nobody tell you that at a certain age it doesn’t matter how often you exercise, your body just stays sore every day like it’s been steamrolled…

68,000 words 6 chapters to go…

64,558 words. 8 chapters to go. Now…time to sleep! Can’t wait to announce this puppy!!!

YAY! 🎉! GET READY to meet our ADORABLE newly-hatched l’il extrovert/introvert #kidlit Odd Couple: 🐥DUCKIE & SNAPS🐊 in their 1st adventure: ⭐️WE CANNOT BE FRIENDS⭐️ 📝 by me 🎨 by #TimMiller Orchard Books, Scholastic 🎂2/4/24!🎂 PREORDER NOW, 😂 SOON! THANK YOU! ❤️📖!

If you're looking for a way to help independent bookstores and comic book shops and their employees in LA, the BINC Foundation is a great place to start. bincfoundation.org

The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this

61,000 words and counting… #WIP #deadline #YA

Does anyone know the ins and outs of chess tournaments well? I'd love to pick a knowledgeable brain for 30 minutes or so - my protagonist is a high school sophomore from NC. You'd get a free ARC (when available) and a shoutout in the acknowledgements. DM me if you can help! #chess #YA