Sunset from the Welsh Hills. 16°C. One black Lab.

Guy Smiley's Emporium of Cars Was rated on Yelp with five stars But jalopies and clunkers Missing hoods, doors, and bumpers Left Tom commuting by streetcar Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

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More Saturday trails 🌧

#HaikuSaturday #haiku drifting into sleep... cricket lullaby Please add a version if you feel like it. If you want it posted with the other versions please include the hashtag #VersionsHaikuSaturday

Happy Saturday! outside looking in toward lily hideaway motionless rabbit #haiku #haikusaturday

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday and using my Southern two-syllable pronunciation of zinnia: zinnia sifts first light distant train horn marks the day birdsong answers call #poetry #haiku #writingcommunity #outdoors

Last Saturday... amazing way to create at your library! A guided walk, making a sound map, & a quick sketch from my imagination! @columbuslibrary.bsky.social TY, Gahanna branch! #HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry

The 2026 Best Haiku international search is underway. $500USD in awards, $200 to the top #haiku. Past annual anthologies are on Amazon via tinyurl.com/TheBestHaiku/ We hope you read, enter + enjoy! #callforsubmissions #poetry #micropoetry #senryu #haikusaturday #haikufeels #monoku #poetrycommunity

Haiku Saturday Paused at a crossroads Which direction to take for A joyful future Traci VW #Haiku #DogsOfBluesky #OnOurWalk #NatureInTheCity #HaikuSaturday

my father's garden garlic shooting heavenward leaving weeds behind #HaikuSaturday

Saturday trails 🌧

Evolving guidelines. There's also a link for library workers to download a pdf... www.ala.org/news/2026/07...

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✨ Friday Tip ✨ Book bans and censorship continue to be a battle around the world, with multiple highly prohibitive bills making the rounds in the U.S. Here’s a reminder of how you can take a stand against censorship (with plenty of resources): editsinthemargins.com/post/how-to-... More ⬇️

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Good morning and Happy Thursday!

Wednesday trails 🌞

Good morning and Happy Wednesday!

Tuesday trails 🌳

Look what arrived in the mail! I’ll be interviewing author @rosanneparry.bsky.social as part of a project I’m doing with middle schoolers this year. I met Rosanne last year when we selected A Wolf Called Wander as the lead title in our One Book program. #edusky #tlsky #skybrarians #booksky

Join poet Margaret Simon and me to celebrate the release of the beautiful board book WHAT'S THAT SOUND? BIRDS OF THE BAYOU. open.substack.com/pub/ugronews...

At The Welsh Coast. 25°C. Dolphins ( back in Yorkshire soon )

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Monday trails ☁️

Today Kate and I plumb the depths of this sweet tale of feline bibliographic appreciation on our latest @fuse8nkate.bsky.social episode. Let us see how this mane event has aged. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2026/07/13/_...

Want to read Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops for free before the second book in the series comes out in September? If your library has Hoopla, access Stu here: www.hoopladigital.com.au/ebook/stu-an... Or ask your library if they have, or can get, Stu on Libby, cloudLibrary, Borrowbox or Vivlio.

Happy Monday y’all! This week’s episode looks at the work of serialization in #picturebooks and begs the industry for more. This image may or may not be relevant to the discussion. Find out by listening! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #kidlit #parenting #toddler #momlife #dadlife #booksky

"Writing can be a slog. But it’s either now or nowhere..." lithub.com/stealing-tim...

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Sunday trails 🌞

The hot, humid, sunshiney weather Made Tom wish that he had no feathers He shaved them all off Admired his new coiff Indeed, nudity made him feel better! Turkey Tom's #LimerickSunday adventures by @jengelmattern.bsky.social, @booksbycindy.bsky.social, and me

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grazing in warm sun jumping lesson and bath done serenity now 🐎 #HaikuSaturday

mushroom crescent today's-moon-phase-shaped decay a log's light waning #FungiFriday 💚 #HaikuSaturday

#HaikuSaturday #haiku the boat sways gently in lapping waves... summer sunrise Please add a version if you feel like it. If you want it posted with the other versions please include #VersionsHaikuSaturday

Happy Saturday! sun-dappled roadway brims with possibilities bright blue sky beckons #haiku #haikusaturday

Celebrating #HaikuSaturday: lushly layered branch- es bow swaying soft and sweet mangos scent the breeze #poetry #haiku

#HaikuSaturday #haiku #VersionsHaikuSaturday

Thanks to @leaflet.pub for including my publications in their latest update! Be sure to scroll to bottom to see more ways of using Leaflet in the classroom, book creators, directory/collection with collaborators, event promotion, etc. Lots of potential for #KidLit creators here.

Oh, my heart! 💜

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We miss JANE YOLEN! In this episode, we relive some of Jane's best advice in an interview with @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & @heidieys.bsky.social. Discover her key influences her choices and how she was so prolific. ⁠ ⁠ picturebooksummit.co...⁠ #kidlit #podcast #writingtip #booksky

Path to the pond 🌞

What small acts have you witnessed that are making the world a better place? 🍃 🖐️

Friday trails 🌞

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Moody skies over pond ☁️

This newest read arrived today! Thank you @jengelmattern.bsky.social @jollyfishpress.bsky.social #BookPosse Publishes 9-29-2026!!

To my writer friends who are submitting and querying their work… I feel you. #writingcommunity youtu.be/wR_7lWkbjqk?...