We’re back up in Seattle for our youngest grandson’s 4th birthday. I love birthdays, especially my grandchildren’s birthdays. It’s a beautiful day for a party. In spite of the festivities I managed to get a little work in this morning on the third Cryptid Hunter (no title yet) installment. I’m still in the research stage, [...]

This post is a little of everything. We’re on our way up to the Seattle area this morning to celebrate Jack’s (grandson #3) birthday. We got him a pair of nice binoculars (all 6 year olds should have good pair of binoculars). Quit trip. We’ll be back tomorrow with Jack and his younger brother, Ethan, [...]

Home sweet home… I’ve spent the last couple days writing and getting organized for the work over the summer. I thought it might be fun to give you a virtual tour of my office. I’m always interested in writer’s and illustrator’s working spaces. You can view the tour on YouTube by clicking the photo.

I’m headed up to Ketchikan this morning to speak tomorrow, then I head to Sitka, Fairbanks, and Bethel. A lot of little flights in a very big state over the next week for “Alaska Spirit of Reading.” I’ve been to Alaska many times as a biologist and an author, and it always has the feel [...]

Writing and posting on the fly today. Headed to Richmond, VA to visit schools, via Atlanta, GA. I guess I should mention this, because it’s kind of related to writing… I bought a new laptop yesterday. This will not be huge news to anyone who knows me, especially Marie, as I usually buy a new [...]

I guess I’m working the graveyard shift now… I was asleep by 6PM last night and up at 3AM this morning working on I,Q2 after a decent amount of sleep. I spoke at Westbrook Intermediate in Friendswood, TX this morning, and Clear Lake Intermediate in Houston, TX this afternoon. Westwood did a “read it forward” [...]

Up at 3 and on my way to Texas for the week after a day at the farm… Yesterday after packing, or I should say re-packing, I spent the rest of the day transcribing what I had scratched into the Moleskine the previous week into my laptop. To my horror I discovered several pages that [...]

I woke up in Viroqua, WI a little late this morning because of my late arrival into Lacrosse about 25 miles away from here…which direction I’m not certain. This is my first trip to this part of Wisconsin. I got some very sad news yesterday when I was speaking in Warrensburg. My good friend Jim [...]

I’m at Fire Prairie Middle School this morning speaking to 5th and 6th grade. I’ve been here before and it’s great to be back with super librarian, Joyce McMurray,  and her fabulous students. The 6th grade was joined by Cler-Mont Elementary 4th grader who were bussed over for the presentation. After signing I was back [...]

I was up early working on I,Q2, then off to Chillicothe Middle School to speak to 6th and 7th grade for Laurinda Davison and Pat Nichols. This is my 3rd visit for Laurinda. We were joined by some students from Chula School as well.  Laurinda is amazing!  She manages to beg, borrow, and steal every [...]