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Fairy Tale

Posted on 10/24/2012 by chick

The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz Grade: B+ The Night Fairy is about a fairy named Flory whose wings get chewed up by a bat. Now flightless and terrified of bats, she decides to try a different lifestyle. She … Continue reading →

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Posted on 10/22/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, Most kids like to have a toy to cuddle at bedtime. Usually it’s a stuffed animal. Livia almost always wants her stuffed poodle and monkey. You, on the other hand, have to have your “car,” which is a … Continue reading →

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Universal Mockery

Posted on 10/20/2012 by chick

I think the Universe may be mocking me, and it is using Three Minute Fiction to do it. Stories for the last round of Three Minute Fiction were supposed to revolve around a U.S. president. In my unfinished story, the … Continue reading →

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The Story Behind the Pictures

Posted on 10/11/2012 by chick

Dear Marshall, There is a page in our 2012 Christmas photo album with pictures taken during one of our hikes. It might even have been our very first hike together. I wrote something about that day as a draft but … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary to Us

Posted on 10/11/2012 by chick

My husband and I took a risk when we planned an outdoor wedding for an October day four years ago. The bet paid off, though. It turned out to be a beautiful day. Had we taken the same gamble this … Continue reading →

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Next in Line

Posted on 10/10/2012 by chick

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl Grade: B- As you might guess from the title, this book is about a fox. Foxes often raid farms for food, and this fox is no exception. Three farmers, each of whom is a … Continue reading →

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Beauty Girl

Posted on 10/09/2012 by chick

Dear Livia, Sometimes I call you Beauty Girl. That’s because you really are a beauty, inside and out. Even when you’re throwing one of your extreme head-banging, feet-kicking, nose-running tantrums, which you do often these days, I still think you’re … Continue reading →

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SITY: Asters

Posted on 10/08/2012 by chick

The wild asters first start blooming in the late summer. I’m always happy to see them. They fill the borders of our yard with their cheerful white flowers and signal that fall is on the way. Now fall is here, … Continue reading →

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Favorite Thing: Change

Posted on 10/07/2012 by chick

I like beginnings. I like positive progress. And I like them not just in the people and things around me, but also within myself. Here are some of the things that have changed in my life lately. Marshall started preschool … Continue reading →

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Rainy-Day Shoes

Posted on 10/06/2012 by chick

I drove to Connecticut on Thursday for work. As so often happens, the weather chose to be miserable for my trip. The drive in was just foggy and drizzly, but at about 6:30, just as I was getting ready to … Continue reading →

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