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Children’s Storytelling and Point of View
By Karen Cioffi Point-of-view (POV) is the narrator's view of what's going on. The POV is who's telling the story. This will determine...

karencioffikidlit
Aug 2, 20223 min read
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Incredible Redwoods
It is amazing what these might giants can endure and still live and grow.

123krdaggs
Aug 1, 20221 min read
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Clairvoyant?
I just saw on the news that the Chinese government is trying to buy land near US military base in one of the Dakotas. In my last book,...

rddoerr1
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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RHIP! – (published in Happenings Magazine Smart Reader 8/26/2021) August 11, 2021
Or, when RHIP takes a strange turn.

joecampolojr
Jul 30, 20223 min read
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Bookish Podcast: The Bookish Life
We love Sara and Bookish! And we love the Bookish Podcast!
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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Fierce Competition
I grew up in the height of the Pokemon Phenomenon. Although I'm not as obsessed with the video games and card game anymore, I still find...
Olivia Storey
Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Family Signs…
Are they getting easier?
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 25, 20221 min read
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Brunch with Suzy Cottrell-Smith at Arts on Main in Van Buren, AR
Suzy Cottrell-Smith’s Arts on Main crepe presentation.
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 23, 20221 min read
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The Number Twenty-Three?
Stuff You Should Know!
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 23, 20221 min read
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How well do they know you?
The other day I was hanging out with a new friend...... as we laughed and discussed the dynamics of our citytown... (Fort Smith---which I...

Dar "SoRadiant" Airhart
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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Farewell…
And when the rest of us get there…
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 22, 20221 min read
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Never Made a Comic? Start Now!
I recently learned of a type of illustration exercise, they draw their life in little comics! It is not an illustration they would sell...

Abigail Walouke
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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Sometimes we just dream of far off places…sometimes we go and take pictures!
A trip to the beautiful Lake Titicaca on the luxurious and intriguing Andean Explorer…
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 19, 20221 min read
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With sons in the sun...
July 17th, 1863 was one of a number of turning points in the American Civil War.
tomwing13
Jul 18, 20223 min read
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How to Write a Book Review
Writers get enthused about book reviews. They are thrilled to get noticed in hopes of drawing the reader's interest in what they've...

Mindy Lawrence
Jul 16, 20221 min read
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Stuff You Should Know - Short Stuff Do people move in patterns?
Leave it to Josh and Chuck to explain why!
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 15, 20221 min read
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I Should Get This Tattooed!
By Abigail Walouke (abbimation), Red Engine Illustrator I love tattoos, yes including the heart tattoo with "mom" written across it. And...

Abigail Walouke
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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Traditional to Digital or Digitally Traditional?
By Abigail Walouke (abbimation), Red Engine Illustrator I have never been an artist that has vibed with the digital art movement. The...

Abigail Walouke
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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How to Sign Places around Town
Signing places around town…
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 14, 20220 min read
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Paul Holes: Solving Cold Cases using Genetic DNA
Paul was fresh from the career coo of all times—using crime scene DNA samples in concert with genealogy to solve a decades long mystery—
Joyce Faulkner
Jul 13, 20221 min read
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