Vijaya Bodach

Some more wonderful books I've read over the summer: Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman Wow! A book that promised a glimpse into 1...

I haven't been writing much, but reading tons. And even though I read The Underneath by Kathi Appelt a short while back, her voice and ...

I've been doing a fair bit of scribbling in my notebook. Nothing earth-shattering. Just processing ideas, writing about the pup, the kid...

Just by chance, I saw one of my pictures on someone else's blog, unacknowledged, without my permission. Folks, this is not right. In the...

We spied four eggs, and three have hatched. Mama and Papa Junco feed their babies countless times a day. These babies aren't cute per ...

I had forgotten what it was like to have a new baby in the house. Here's our baby of the family. She's a two-month-old, mostly golde...

Last year, I spoke to a small group of very talented writers in Bellingham, WA about writing nonfiction. I loved the responsive audience. Th...

Summer flowers (these are Kalmia -- very showy, no? -- even the buds are interesting) and new life (those are junco eggs in our fuschia) giv...

My seven-year-old daughter received this book as a birthday present. It appeals to her sense of whimsy and word-play. She enjoys writing a...

This is what my nine-year-old son has to say about this book: * I think THE MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE is a great book because it describes everyth...