Day: June 8, 2015

Do the best

Free Spirit is the leading publisher of learning tools that support young people’s social-emotional health and their educational needs. We help children and teens think for themselves, succeed in life, and make a difference in the world.

F.S.P. care about young people and the issues and challenges they face every day. Our line of materials includes early childhood books on social skills and positive behavior, Self-Help for Kids®, Self-Help for Teens®, parenting resources, and teaching resources for educators. Our titles inform, engage, and inspire children, teens, and the adults who live and work with them.

The People at Free Spirit Publishing are LOOKING FOR STRONG NONFICTION PROPOSALS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

TEACHING: Practical, jargon-free materials for educators, counselors, and youth workers that focus on positive youth development, creative teaching strategies, and a wide range of social and emotional needs.

LEARNING DIFFERENCES: Books on academic, social, and…

There’s a post that circulates around tumblr. Everyone does a version of it, myself included. It’s about writing women as real people. Here’s mine.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about complicated women. Namely two, from TV. Yes, another TV post. You can learn a lot from it.

First, we’re going back to Once Upon a Time. When I started to watch it, Emma and Ruby were my favorite characters. But then something happened during the second season. Regina started to grow on me. By season three, she was becoming my favorite character.

By season four, I was a full blown Evil Regal.

Why Regina? Lots of reasons, if I think about it. In season 2, Regina is quite the underdog. She’s reviled by the town, her son rejects her and she is framed for murder by her own mother. I love the underdog.

But it’s more than that. She’s been…

Know to let go

when your comforts start to feel

uncomfortable

Since I am not sleeping, I thought I would post an old insomnia poem of mine for you. I wrote this one several months ago.

Near faint from exhaustion
Vision is blurred
Body craving sleep
Covers disturbed

Obsessive, compulsive
Anxious, depressed
Pick one, any one
I’ve had no success

Insomnia like a virus
Attacking my cells
Brain cells depleting
Self-loathing swells

How did it happen
I can’t recall when
I used to be normal
Like regular men

Torment of brain storm
Strangling health
Desperation burning
Trembling hell

Sleep will come find me
It knows where I hide
Alone in my torment
Imprisoned in my mind