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mzparks.bsky.social
Author and poet. I write for readers. Stay curious and stay inspired. Be respectful of others. Kindness matters. Member #SCBWI, #12x12, and The Writer's Loft. PBParty 2023 Honorable Mention. Seeking representation.
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Born in Ohio where one of her ancestors escaped on the Underground Railroad.
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For emphasis: DOGE wanted to lease to a third party the ONLY building in America that currently processes nuclear waste. You couldn’t make up this level of stupidity if you tried. (Both adapted from Robert Hubbell, 03/06/2025.) #GovtStupidity
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Me, too!
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Louis won the Caldecott in 1944 for James Thurber’s MANY MOONS. His sculpture “Abraham Lincoln Rail Fence Mender" cast in plaster for the 1940 World’s Fair was destroyed by someone who found it offensive…a bronze version is at the Dept. of the Interior in Washington, DC.
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In 2005, the Andre Norton Award was established for outstanding YAlit sci-fi or fantasy. She wrote for over 70 years, wrote under other pen names.
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In 2005, the Andre Norton Award was established for outstanding YAlit sci-fi or fantasy. She wrote for over 70 years, wrote under other pen names.