by Xianna Michaels | Mar 1, 2017 | Editorial
The author of The Cat in the Hat and so many other beloved children's books was born on March 2nd, 1904 and died on September 24th, 1991. His full name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, but he adopted Dr. Seuss as his pen name because it was his mother's maiden name and...
by Xianna Michaels | Jan 6, 2016 | Editorial
Editorial January 22nd is National Handwriting Day. Now, I am well aware that many people might consider such a day a relic in the age of the iPhone and the ubiquitous keyboard. Who actually picks up a pen anymore, or connects their letters in what used to be called...
by Xianna Michaels | Nov 30, 2015 | Editorial
Editorial People often ask me if I have a favorite poet, and I usually say that I have favorite poems rather than one favorite poet. But if I had to choose, then I'd say that besides Shakespeare, who is in a class by himself, it would be Emily Dickinson. As a sixth...
by Xianna Michaels | May 25, 2015 | Editorial
2015 May is Get Caught Reading Month 2015, so I thought I'd share a bit of my current reading list. I just finished a best- selling book called: the life-changing magic of tidying up – The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, by Marie Kondo (translated from...
by Xianna Michaels | Aug 12, 2014 | Books
books Mindel and The Misfit Dragons: A Magical Tale by An Ancient Hand is a magical, medieval verse fairy tale imaginatively told by Xianna Michaels. This is the story of a brave Jewish girl living in a castle where it is very hard to keep the Sabbath and where...
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