AmyMaidaWadsworth

I'd like to be clever or witty or wise, and sum up my year-- both the lows and the highs-- with a bit of free verse or some fun lines that rhyme, but rhymes give me trouble most of the time. I hem and I haw as I think "What to write?" I wonder and ponder for most of the night. I type and delete then I type something else. I'm distracted by T.V. in spite of myself. At twelve, the ball drops and it's 2010. The annual cycle begins once again. The kids are all older and much taller too. They come and they go, they've got so much to do. Jason's added new shows to his vast repertoire. Maida's been working to buy her own car. Jessi's adorable, funny and sweet. Russell's so great he knocks me off my feet. Kira is happy, the big snuggle bug! Be sure to come find her if you need a hug! A million thoughts tumble as everyone cheers. Time passes quickly, in moments and years. Love remains constant 'mid passage...

I haven't written anything in ages. So, today I wrote something. It's pretty obvious that I've been reading a lot of children's books lately. And working with children, watching children, reading to children... This is very different from everything else I've done. Don't know if anything will come of it or not, though it's clearly a first chapter. Let me know what you think! No Vacancy Ms. Talon’s murky voice bubbled in Andrew’s head like a mud puddle, or like hot tar on an oppressive summer day. Andrew closed his eyes and lifted his glasses to pinch the bridge of his nose as he imagined his classmates prying their tar-covered feet from her voice, trying to escape the mouth opening after them like a bottomless cave with yellowing teeth hanging like stalactites. Instantly, his classmates turned into dinosaurs, fossilizing in La Brea as he reached for them, helplessly. Lisa elbowed him. With a start, he looked at the girl next to him, whose...

I created a blog for the computer lab last year, and I've carried that over to my new job as a media center assistant. Here's the blog I'm working on. If you follow me on goodreads, you've already read most of these posts. I'm having great fun reading these books! I haven't given myself permission to sit and read for a long time, and now I can do it for work! Yay! bvbooklovers.com