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Ralph Fletcher

@arrowpoint17.bsky.social

Keynote speaker. Author of books for young readers (FIG PUDDING, FLYING SOLO, and MARSHFIELD DREAMS) and writing teachers (JOY WRITE, THE WRITING TEACHER'S COMPANION). I'm a passionate nature photographer and huge fan of Jackson Browne and dark chocolate.

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Today is National Writing Day. Why do I write? I write to make sense of my life. I write to discover what I have to say. Writing allows me to celebrate the power of language. Www.ralphfletcherbooks.com

20.10.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here ya go!

05.10.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sassy bird puffsplainin to you.

05.10.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All my life's a circle...

03.09.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the shout out, Jessica. I think we are kindred spirits.

08.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Puffin-mania! I saw thousands of them in Newfoundland.

15.07.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Swimming jaguar. Brazil.

06.07.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cover photo--mine!--on the Sept issue of the California English Journal.

08.06.2025 20:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bluebird on Bluesky!

18.05.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well said!

14.05.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fat water droplet, like a crystal ball, nestled on a young lupine plant.

14.05.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lupine and white birch.

07.05.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Contact me if you're interested in a very chill writing retreat in unspoiled Downeast Maine. Georgia Heard and I had a great time last summer and will be running the Quoddy Writing Retreat again this summer. July 27-Aug 1. We still have four spaces available. I hope you'll join us!

27.04.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12.04.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#schoolutionspodcast S4E31: The Power of Language: How Our Words Shape Kids' Inner Worlds w/ Lily Howard Scott

🎧Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
πŸ“ΊWatch:
youtu.be/3UGl2D9VKg8

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07.04.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Podcast about our writing retreat. I'll be co-leading it with Georgia Heard. We still have about four spaces left. Get in touch with me if you're interested.
www.ralphfletcherbooks.com

08.04.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Terrific novel. I'm probably the last one to get around to reading it. Incredible to think that the author wrote this powerful book when she was just 23 years old.

01.04.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Writing helps us discover what we know. Writing is different than talking. When we jot something down, we distill its essence; it becomes part of us; we own it in a new way." from Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing.

30.03.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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We had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left.

Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com

26.03.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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We had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left.

Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com

26.03.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com
Only a few spots left!

24.03.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Who wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com
Only a few spots left!

24.03.2025 23:42 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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