Tag: stella
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April 6, 2021
“Baby Lincoln said that a good story had to have a main character who was full of both curiosity and courage.” I’ve thought a lot about Stella Endicott over the last year, how in a difficult situation, she reminds herself, again and again, to default to curiosity and courage. Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem…
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June 30, 2020
I woke up the other morning in need of comfort. I thought about Stella Endicott and Horace Broom and went in search of this illustration by Chris Van Dusen. In Stella Endicott and the Anything-Is-Possible Poem, Stella and Horace are in the dark, alone. Stella and Horace are not friends, but they hold hands; they…
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March 10, 2020
One of the great joys of writing fiction is finding characters who inspire me. To wit: Stella Endicott, who lives on Deckawoo Drive (near a certain pig). In June, Stella will have her own book: Stella Endicott and the Anything-is-Possible-Poem. One of the phrases that Stella repeats (often) within the confines of this story is…