Kathy Halsey

(while at Marble Lighthouse - )
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Just home from vacation! Psyched for paper engineer, children's book illustrator, the amazing @littlerainey.bsky.social, Portfolio Showcase Gold Award,SCBWI 2025's Summer Virtual Conference!

Congrat, friend!!!!

Start following @andrewssusanm.bsky.social, poet, author who runs #HaikuSaturday. Follow it and all the poets you like there, then read Basho and Issa. Also @thepoetrypea.bsky.social and their podcasts are great, too.

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Debunking the Myths: Responding to the Most Common Arguments for Book Censorship Book censorship arguments often disguise efforts to erase diverse voices. Responding with facts, empathy, and First Amendment values helps protect everyone’s right to read.

A great article on Debunking Book Banning Myths from @authorsabb.bsky.social. It includes tips for what to say to counteract those myths in a non-confrontational way.

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Love that last line and for creating w/me, Ellen. A a calm, blue sky week.

A poem on the power of small things and creatures who do amazing things daily. Poetic moments of understanding. TY, @lena1370.bsky.social

Such a needed message said with poetic force. TY for this!

go forth this week
find your perfect light
bloom

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Thank you, Laura!

the sacred now
Haiku inspo by @AndrewsSusanM
Photo by Peter Herrmann on Unsplash
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inspo from a friend's boat, Cape Cod, last Saturday, I'm there virtually

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Yay, PJ!

Share the new Trump Tax website on your social media. It’s got fact sheets for every state
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How the Trump Tax affects my state, Ohio: 490,000 Ohioans lose health insurance, 98,000 Ohioans risk losing food assistance AND more!

Aww, ty. This was a sign for my church and their community garden!

Millions of Cats Jon and Mac consider: a breakthrough in book design, rivers of cat blood, children's stories about old people who love each other, and whether Wanda Gág invented the picture book.

For sure. I learned even more about her after reading JOn Klassen and Mac Barnett's substack! lookingatpicturebooks.substack.com/p/millions-o...

That refrain is SO MUCH FUN to say!

Thank you, Teresa. It is my favorite picture book of all time. That tiny kitten! All those cats! Who is the prettiest? How happy the old man and the old woman are!

I saw the feline at the bottom of the photo!

Ty so much. MILLIONS OF CATS has always been my favorite PB form my childhood. Now I better understand the profound breakthrough this book was/is at the time!

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LOL

New to kidlit? Publishing 101 is for you. 7.15. 2025 is the last day to register! Join us Wed, 7-8:30 PM, $20/SCBWI members. $30/nonmembers. Sub opportunity, too.

Going for 2 today. I learned about Ohio skippers and found a useful download for butterflies in OH!
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Thinking of all the tragedy that did not have to be...
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Fantastic news, Stan!

8 sleeps 'til @lydialukidis.bsky.social & Tara J. Hannon's young GN drops! Love it's zaniness, the goofy names, & characters. Yes, it's a series! Pre-order now!
Get your book, your pancakes, & your favorite kid for a delightful day of reading. Save the carrots for my Corgi Scrappy Doo!

Think there's still time to join summer camp today for the week. Free! Ty @pamvau.bsky.social‬for sharing!

Decided spur of the moment to join. Feeling mid- summer doldrums.

That Time of Night
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