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Kathy Halsey

@infowoman.bsky.social

Kid lit Author | πŸ“šπŸ–Œ Ask Infowoman: A Library Consult |PBChat Mentee |Corgis | NFNerd |Former Storyteller Academy Community Manager | Retired Librarian | https://www.kathyhalsey.com/ Twitter handle: @infowoman1

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Finding the Sublime Amid the Mundane You don't need to meditate on a mountain top to find transcendence

All we need to do is slow down and see! Finding the Sublime Amid the Mundane open.substack.com/pub/weirdopo...

02.03.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ty, Susan. I shared first on X. Did you see it there?

01.03.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ty, Jo. Did you see it on X? Seems my haikus there aren't being seen in that space!

01.03.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We need a huge dose of magic today to combat hate and war.

(fascinated by Mike Gosselin's Lake Erie photos!)
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

28.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
The Official Manuscript Wish List Website – #MSWL: What do you wish you had in your inbox?

Hello Friends! Welcome to #MSWL Day 2026! πŸŽ‰

This is our second ever #MSWL Day on Bluesky. We’re happy you’re here!

You can, as of TODAY, search Bluesky and ManuscriptWishList.com posts at once: manuscriptwishlist.com/smart-search. All posts are verified by a human who works in publishing. β˜•

26.02.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 335    πŸ” 153    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 28
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Your cats are meowvelous! I'd like you to meet Scrappy Doo, rescue Corgi boy. Baroo.

26.02.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL

26.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Borrow From Nonfiction to Enhance your Fiction by Sue Heavenrich If you’re a nonfiction writer, then you’ve read plenty of articles suggesting that you use fiction techniques to spiff up...

Ever hear anyone suggest fiction writers borrow from nonfiction to enrich their novels? You have now! Sue Heavenrich shares nonfiction techniques like author notes, maps, bibliographies, footnotes, appendices, & more! Plus examples here: groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/02/borr...

25.02.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

21.02.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Puppy Love to all!

14.02.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry

14.02.2026 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Write a Reimagined Fairy Tale by TIna Cho Like many of you, I grew up listening to fairy tales. And even more fun for me as a teacher is sharing my love of fairy tales with my kinder...

Tina M. Cho shares 10 tips on how to create created a reimagined ( not fractured) fairy tale using her newest PB, The Princess and the Grain of Rice. Bonus: learn about creating entry points or selling points for marketing, too.
groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/02/how-...

11.02.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Opps!

08.02.2026 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I remember those so well when I was a school librarian!

07.02.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much Tina!

07.02.2026 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Playing with 4 panels from Bob's walk near Walnut Creek afew days ago.

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

07.02.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Time to FLOAT with Larry Daley & His Debut! Craft Chat and Book Review by Kathy Halsey Craft Chat with Larry Daley Yesterday FLOAT, a debut picture book by author-editor Larry Daley, dropped into our world. This fun, engaging r...

Join me & FLOAT w/Larry Daley's picture book debut! We chat about his background in children’s media & supervision of comic book brands, the publisher @booklingmedia.com, plus his tips for authors attending their first library conferences.
groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/02/its-...

04.02.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL

01.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aww, Thanks

01.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And I'm ready for breakfast...how about you?
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

31.01.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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This just IN. We finally found our doorstep hiding under waves of snow.
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

31.01.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shannon Hitchcock Writes a Sequel (13 years later) Middle grade fans are in for a treat -- coming March 3, 2026. Shannon Hitchcock's forthcoming novel, Wild Mountain Ivy, is a sequel to her h...

How about a ghost story weaving together the stories of two young protagonists from two different pandemics, a century apart?
That's what Wild Mountain Ivy by Shannon Hitchcock is all about! Coming March 3, 2026! Interview by @christymihaly.bsky.social.

groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/01/shan...

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I appreciate you! TY and ty for the shoutout!

24.01.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is my view yesterday AM. I chopped this photo in thirds to see how it would look.
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

24.01.2026 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nancy Castaldo stretches Beyond Books for Kids by Sue Heavenrich Nancy Castaldo is an award-winning author who writes about the connections between science, people, and our planet. Her la...

On National Squirrel Appreciation Day read this post w/
@nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social & Sue Heavenrich.
Nancy looks at these familiar creatures and invited readers to see them differently. See how she structured the book here.
groggorg.blogspot.com/2026/01/nanc...

21.01.2026 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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(ASPERITAS clouds form when the atmosphere is very turbulent w/varying wind directions creating the wave like look.)

#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

17.01.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Resistance quote whenever I find them. Balm for the work.

16.01.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're back! Check out the GROG blog next Wednesday!

14.01.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Been committing to Morning Pages and my left pinky shows it! LOL
#HaikuSaturday #Haiku #poetry #writingcommunity

10.01.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's gonna be a bright sunshiny day in Ohio when we elect a team that works for the common good of all Ohio's! Get behind Amy and David because they've been there for us. Don't sit this one out.

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