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Author: jenmichellemason

Jenny is a story hunter. She has explored foreign countries, canyon mazes, and burial crypts to gather the facts that make good stories. Once, she sniffed a 200-year-old skull...for research purposes. Jenny received an M.Phil from Trinity College Dublin and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from VCFA. She has authored nearly 20 STEM books for young readers. Her inquisitive and funny nonfiction articles have appeared in Mountain Flyer, Cobblestone, and Muse magazines. Jenny also works as a freelance copy writer for nonprofits and small businesses.

The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree

Losing her vision causes young Mafalda to lose friends, certain freedoms, and the stars in the sky. Even so, the darkness brings into sharp focus her unyielding resilience and creativity.

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Published September 21, 2021
Categorized as Annotations Tagged annotating is a good habit, blindness, books about disabilities, different abilities, good reads, inspiration, middle grade books

A Halloween Story Challenge So Good It’s Scary

Just in time for Halloween, I share a trick and treat designed to get writers writing (and having fun) in spite of work/life demands.

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Published October 31, 2020
Categorized as Craft Issues Tagged contest, ghost stories, Halloween, inspiration, Mary Shelley, sticky, writing challenge, writing techniques, writing tips

The Keeper of Wild Words by Brooke Smith

Within these pages, I encountered something I doubt I’ve seen in any other children’s book; something I never though I’d run across; something so shocking, I almost didn’t write this post.

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Published September 3, 2020
Categorized as Annotations, Craft Issues Tagged childhood, children's books, grandchildren, grandparents, nature, picture book, power dynamics, power struggles

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

With summer hiatus over, I’m back to blogging about great books or the transformative writing life. Today, I bring you a book that could either inject more delight to your Rick and Morty viewership…or halt humanity’s looming apocalypse.

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Published August 6, 2020
Categorized as Annotations Tagged Albert Einstein, Carlo Rovelli, good reads, quantum physics, relativity, Rick and Morty, science, science skeptics, sticky

Moment of Bliss (Summer Hiatus) Pt. 5

Tanned. Chiseled. Rock-hard contours and muscles. What do you expect after a month outdoors?

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Published July 30, 2020
Categorized as in other news Tagged canyons, desert, great outdoors, inspiration, Moab, Rachel Carson, sticky, summer adventure, Utah

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