A little something I commissioned for moniquefieldsbooks.com. Loved working with artistbynoon. She perfectly captured my fifth-grade hair style. Artistbynoon.com

“You have to realize the thing that makes you different makes you valuable.” — Charles M. Blow, CMA 2023 @collegemedia

It’s hard to argue with this because I was natural long before the curly cut was created. Thank goodness I don’t go between curly and straight styles. youtu.be/3T8CnDX7cJo?si=FS1X…

Know what happens to kids who grow up with unfettered access to books? They read. They think critically. And when they have questions or feel uncomfortable, they turn to trusted adults & have conversations that help them grow. Try being that adult instead of banning books.

No lies told.

Thank you @NABJ and @BABJ_NABJ for filling my creative well, allowing me to introduce three student journalists to the conference, and awarding a fourth student journalist a BABJ scholarship. Congrats @ashleemwoods @UAStudentMedia @UAStudents

I’m so looking forward to this. See you soon.

White House Announces New Position to Combat Book Bans publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t… via @publisherswkly

They won't call it a ban. Yet not only has my book been moved, but now elementary schoolers must request a copy from a specialist at its new site AND then also PROVE their reading level before seeing a copy. All these hurdles for a young reader just to access a poem in history written for them. @MDCPS , history is not ours to hoard from children. History has always been theirs to make. And the more they're empowered to know our yesterdays, the more prepared they will be to lead us into tomorrow.

Illinois is the first state to ban book bans (@PublishersWkly ). bookriot.com/illinois-to-bec…

I like this game. I got Genius! nytimes.com/badges/games/v1/…

Some very good news. So grateful I won the scholarship last year. I may or may not be quoted in the news release.

Thanks for the pep talk.

wish this didn’t have to be an evergreen tweet…😔😒 #Nashville

It's time for Match 1 of this years @CayceGriffins March Reading Madness! @BellenTheBee and @MoniqueLFields you're up first! Tune in on Wednesday to see the results. #Sweet16 #ReadingIsSweet #KidLit #PictureBooks

Podcasting 101: “It’s more about the person you are interviewing than you.” #SEJC23

So Twitter is trolling us now …

Writers aren't surprised Bonnie Raitt won an award for her beautifully haunting song.