Bully: One Point. Victim: Zero. Again.
I don’t know about you, but I am well and truly tired of the unchecked bullying that goes on in our schools and on the air. Cyber space, with its photoshopping and instantly viral social networking...
View ArticleBRAVE the Unknown
This morning, my Dear Daughter and her Awesome Speechie Friend (aka, ASF) embarked on a BRAVE new journey. They have spent the past few weeks creating an anti-bullying program for one of our elementary...
View ArticleUnited We Stand: In Orange!
If you’ve ever been bullied, seen someone bullied or care about someone who has been bullied, please make a stand against bullying by wearing orange on Wednesday, October 10th, otherwise known as Unity...
View ArticleGoing on a School Visit…and I’m not afaid.
Can I just say that I LOVE reading to kids? Good, because I just said it. Tomorrow I get to read one of my short stories and help a high school-led anti-bully group talk about the impact of bullying. I...
View ArticleCall For Submissions: antibullying anthology for middle graders
As everyone knows, bullying is a topic near and dear to my heart. Nobody deserves to be broken down and beaten up–physically or emotionally–by another person. Nobody. Ever. And yet, we let it happen...
View ArticleSeemingly Small Changes Can Add Up BIG Time
I’m polishing up a short story for the middle grade anti-bullying anthology (details found in this post here), and just got feedback from a writer friend of mine. “First person, maybe?” Yeah, first...
View ArticleWear Orange On Wednesday
Yes, you. Tomorrow morning, don your orange and unite against bullying. Use this color to visibly stand up for kindness and community and compassion. What Unity Means to Me I believe that all people...
View ArticleTales from the Bully Box Now Available
I am pleased to announce the release of Tales from the Bully Box, a middle grade anthology of super awesome stories for the super awesome kids in your life. If you know a kid, have a kid or love a kid,...
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