Jacqueline Sheehan's Blog, page 6
March 31, 2012
Hachiko: A story of loyalty and devotion
Sometimes, as my friend Patricia MacLachlan, author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, likes to say, if a writer is very lucky, a story comes along and taps her on the shoulder.
On day I felt a tap and turned around. I saw a paw. A very large paw. It belonged to Hachiko, the most
On day I felt a tap and turned around. I saw a paw. A very large paw. It belonged to Hachiko, the most
March 11, 2012
Sunday afternoon at the general store
The drum beat of my writing life, the members of the Great Darkness, read our hearts out at Elmer
February 26, 2012
How Not to Write all Day
First, I read a small news article about dryer lint, in which a reporter tested a product that alleged to suck link out of inaccessible places in the dryer and how important this was because dryers catch on fire due to a build-up of lint. So I have a choice of writing, or going
February 8, 2012
Pentre Ifan
The German translation of Now & Then has just been published, which is not a surprise to me since I knew it was coming. But the cover? Now that was a surprise. I was expecting the cover that I had seen about nine months ago. It had been a lovely cover that captured the magic
February 5, 2012
Guest Blog by Donna Friess, Ph.D , The Magical Classroom: 6th Graders Who Won
Donna L. Friess, PhD is an author, professor, life coach and a fan of service dogs that teach young children to read. She is my guest this month and I
Guest Blog by Donna Friess, Ph.D , The Magical Classroom: 6th Graders Who Won
Donna L. Friess, PhD is an author, professor, life coach and a fan of service dogs that teach young children to read. She is my guest this month and I
Guest Blog by Donna Friess, Ph.D , The Magical Classroom: 6th Graders Who Won
Donna L. Friess, PhD is an author, professor, life coach and a fan of service dogs that teach young children to read. She is my guest this month and I
January 21, 2012
Funny Movies for Joey
I asked my friends on Facebook to name their funniest movies so that I could make a list and send it to a friend who is recovering from spinal surgery. I know I could find a list of comedies nicely compiled somewhere out there in internet land, but I wanted personal recommendations. And people
January 2, 2012
Traveling in China
Stay tuned for a travel essay about China. With a background in Anthropology and Psychology, my interests tend toward the social and micro-level. I'm fascinated that an entire country can conquer toilet training by age 12-18 months (although it's more complicated than that). And I never would have imagined the level of fashion that
