Childrens Publishing News from the Central U. I just read a graphic novel that made me furious. The author and editor and publisher is entitled to express that. A Marine corporal shows up at the door to tell this teen boy his father has been killed in Iraq.

The manic life of a writing, running, reading mom. Almost three weeks ago, I hurt my hip on my 18 mile run. I kept running through the pain because once the muscle warmed up, the pain went away. Finally, the piriformis muscle got so tight, I had limited range of motion and had no choice but to stop running for a while. This time, things were different. Finally, last weekend, I was able to put enough weight on my leg to do the Sta.

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