Julia’s Latest Posts
Covid
We have seen so many people fall ill with this disease. There is so much false information, so much emotion thrown in, the situation can be terrifying. Let me set a few things straight. The vaccine prevents the worst; death and hospitalization, not infection, not the ability to pass the virus. That’s why even the…
Read MoreSleep Deprived
At various times in my life the fan of events takes on a life of its own and increases speed. The only way to keep up is to deduct time from sleeping, which I happen to enjoy and need to function at peak. So for a few days I enter into this cautious fog, but…
Read MoreDeception
In Grabon’s world, being deceptive is a skill, one greatly admired, but it is only used for specific purposes. Some dragons may choose to conceal a certain ability from others. As it harms no one and gives the advantage to the individual with the ability this is considered well done. Others attempt to hide their…
Read MoreOppositional
Have you ever met someone who will argue over the color of your new shirt? How about someone who will debate how many minutes late you were? Oppositional people will argue anything, for any reason. The only way to stop them is to agree, a method called “dropping the rope.” It is hard to have…
Read MoreUnexpected
There are a lot of unexpected things that happen in a life. In the lives of my characters things seldom turn out as they originally planned. Male or female, human or dragon, they are forced to think quickly and launch into alternative plans. As the creator of the characters, I can say that my life…
Read MoreWonder of Wonders
We catch water. Our tap water is fine, but water barrels and water containers that catch rainfall feels like we are doing something positive when we water our plants with stored and saved rainwater. Today I glanced in one of the barrels and low and behold, two eyes were staring back at me. Lots of…
Read MoreFiction
One of the funniest things that sometimes happens when people realize you can write is there are those people who want to tell you what you should write about. Usually it has to do with something they are interested in, generally not even fiction related. They are willing to tell you all about it to…
Read MoreEducation
So many people lament the lost time in classrooms that kids have suffered through because of the pandemic and they focus on all the things kids have not learned and things that kids have not done. As a retired educator I’d like to change perspectives for a minute and think of this another way. Families…
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2021
I remember getting the phone call as I was getting ready for work. Mark a teacher I was working with called to say NewYork was under attack. It was an endlessly long day, helping kids frame the information, wondering about family in NewYork, calling to discover all circuits were busy. I was 5,000 miles from…
Read MoreCinderella the Duck
At the first stirrings of spring, my dad and I went into the local farm and fleet and ordered 2 out of the shell ducks. We also got 8 more chicks, Rhode Island Reds, to go with our other chickens. After some discussion we were ready to try ducks, but we had no idea what…
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