Ellen Leventhal

08 Dec You Have to Be Carefully Taught

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I I’m trying to look on the bright side. I really am. I work with and present books to children who are innocent and don’t get bummed out by the news. I wish I was that innocent. Lately, the news has been filled with hate, bigotry,...

22 Nov Meet Indie Author, Markie Madden

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I've been talking a lot about local businesses and local authors. Today I am branching out a bit and introducing you to indie author, Marguerite (Markie) Madden. She's not local, but she is pretty awesome! THANKS FOR TALKING TO ME, MARKIE. PLEASE TELL ME A LITTLE...

02 Oct Collaboration, Craziness, and Completion

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I posted this on our Space City Scribes blog a few weeks ago, but I wanted to re-blog (is that a word?) because our official launch date is approaching! Beginning on Oct. 8, the kindle version of Space City 6: Houston Stories from the Weird...

11 Sep Memories and Connections 9/11 2001

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I am no different than anyone else. We all have memories of September 11, 2001. Thirteen years ago today. Sometimes it seems like yesterday, and sometimes it seems like it never really happened. Each of us remembers where we were, what we were doing, and...

04 Jul EXPLORE, CREATE, DREAM

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I RECENTLY POSTED THIS ON OUR SPACE CITY SCRIBES BLOG. I THOUGHT I'D SHARE IT HERE BECAUSE, AFTER ALL, SUMMER IS THE TIME FOR RE-RUNS. One teaching partner, twenty-one kids, two weeks. What can you get done in two weeks?! My obsessive, type A, somewhat...

23 May Time and a Soldier's Gift…In Honor of Memorial Day and All Who Serve

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The story starts many years ago; just one moment in time. The place was Belgium on the road to Bastogne. The soldier was brave, but had no idea what lie ahead of him. The date was New Year’s Day, 1945. He believed in the fight,...

17 May Tag, You're It! An Author-Illustrator Blog Hop!

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These last few months have been incredibly busy for me. But as my mother used to say, “Busy is good.” And yes, they have been good. Aside from my normal hectic schedule, as I mentioned in my last post, RhyPiBoMo (Rhyming Picture Book Month), has...

20 Apr I Get By With a Little Help from My Friends

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It was the mid-sixties. The Cold War was raging, and the country was still reeling from the assassination of JFK. Lots going on, but my friends and I really had only one thing on our minds: Which Beatle did we love the most? ...

31 Mar Author Interview: Monica Shaughnessy

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It's been said that writing is a solitary endeavor. Certainly it can be, but often the literary process puts you in contact with some pretty incredible people. I'm lucky to have met author, Monica Shaughnessy on my road to publication. Monica has just published her...

09 Mar I Need Time

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Fear of failure has loomed over me for as long as I can remember. I know I am not alone in this. This post is for everyone out there who is a little afraid. It is a cliché to say things like failure is better...