Across the Wide Ocean...is my big, beautiful new book!
Words, paint, collage, sharks, whales, turtles, boats, submarines, scientists, and a whole lot of salt water went into it. Find out about those ingredients. Find out about the accident that made me want to know how to navigate a boat... Find out about how I found myself at the bottom of the sea in a submarine... and more!
Me and the Sea
School Visits:
I visited Roxbury School in Stamford, Connecticut, as well as other great Connecticut schools, like:
Bethel Middle School, Bethel
St. Mary School, Bethel
Fairfield High School, Fairfield
Holland Hill School, Fairfield
Martin School, Manchester
St. Mary School, Ridgefield, Connecticut
George Mason Elementary School, Alexandria, Virginia
William E. Ward Elementary School, New Rochelle, New York
Bethel High School, Bethel, Connecticut
I got to visit Gracie Mansion, home of New York City Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, as part of New York is Book Country. I got to visit some great New York City Schools, too, like:
Seth Low, Intermediate School 96, Brooklyn
St. Ignatius Loyola Grammar School, Manhattan
Count and Catherine Basie, Middle School 72, Queens
Young Writers Workshops:
Fishing for the Writer Within This non-stop, right-on workshop for writers has proven delightful and effective for writers from seven to seventy. The workshop is loosely based on the theory and practices of the Amherst Writers and Artists Collective and on Natalie Goldberg’s book Writing Down the Bones. From it writers will take the making and beginnings of a personal essay, a poem, a story, and a nonfiction piece. Easily tailored to any level of age or experience, this fast-paced workshop will help anyone fish for – and catch -- the writer within. Ninety minutes minimum. Twenty writers maximum. $250
Writing for Children This class on writing for children includes writing exercises, resources and contacts, discussion, and advice from the trenches. High school and up. Sixty minutes minimum. Fifty people maximum. $250
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