U Goes After Q
"Stop following me!" said Q to U.
There you are, wherever I am.
You always follow on my tail,
Like Mary's little lamb.
 
"But I do love you," said U to Q.
How I long to stay always near.
Count on me to come after you,
Everywhere you appear."

"Will you marry me?" said Q to U.
U's words had won Q's heart.
And they wed one day in the spring.
Now they never are apart.

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"A fable about finding your bliss."
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Our Teacher, age ten, rescues a sea lion on a beach in Oregon. As a reward, the sea lion tells Our Teacher about the magical Thinking Cap, a hat when worn reveals a person’s calling. In pursuit of the cap, Our Teacher travels around the world and learns his true purpose, what he was meant to do with his life. Along the way, he discovers the attributes he has that will make him a great teacher. Book with Tunes!
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Class out of control? Will no regular substitute dare enter the fourth-grade classroom? It's time to press the red button under the office clock to summon Miss Subway, the Substitute of Last Resort. This sub has the right gadgets in her canvas bag to put the fourth-graders back in order.
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Yellowstone Log
my first solo trip

A journal of my first solo trip at age 16 to Yellowstone National Park. I hitched and bussed there with a giant yellow backpack. I returned to Minnesota with nothing. All did not go well.(download pdf)

Two Too Many To's
There are two too many two/too/to's.
That’s two too many two/too/to's to choose.
Webster made them just to confuse.
Two two/too/to's it’s time to lose.
Tootle-loo.
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"A fable about finding your bliss."
New edition with 25 illustrations and three scannable songs

Our Teacher, age ten, rescues a sea lion on a beach in Oregon. As a reward, the sea lion tells Our Teacher about the magical Thinking Cap, a hat when worn reveals a person’s calling. In pursuit of the cap, Our Teacher travels around the world and learns his true purpose, what he was meant to do with his life. Along the way, he discovers the attributes he has that will make him a great teacher. Book with Tunes!

"Beneath its blissfully buoyant surface, The Elevator Family has something important to say about the effect of one family on the world and vice versa. But that theme never overwhelms the gentle humor."
Margaret Quamme, The Columbus Dispatch
"A delightful surprise... In an age where we are taught to be suspicious, The Elevator Family may be a nod to a simpler time. But it's a nice reminder that if we took to the time to get to know the people swirling around us, we'd likely find a lot of good."
Dennis Thompson, Theatre Roundtable of Central Ohio

Selling My First Book
and the crazy next day

Stephen Roxburgh, owner and editor at Front Street Book's, published my first book Classroom at the End of the Hall. Great imprint. The book went on to win a record reprint amount from Scholastic for a first time author. Exciting times. The story about those heady few days was bazaar. Read about it here.(download pdf)