Jennifer Sneed. GUINEVERE MACKENZIE out now!

Writer. Indie Author. Trivia Nerd. SCBWI RA for OK & AR. A STORY UNWRITTEN & GUINEVERE MACKENZIE IS NOT A NICE GIRL available in the usual online places

[Jennifer Sneed. GUINEVERE MACKENZIE out now! @JenSneedWrites]

My new book for adults is out in the world. I hope you check it out. Links in the comments.

Thanks for considering it. ❤️

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

A herring is a fish.

When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.

It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.

Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.

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[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

With everything we are hearing right now about ticks this seems like good information to share.

“Here’s what I’ve learned after more ticks than I care to count.
First, whatever your uncle told you, forget it. No matches. No nail polish. No Vaseline. No soap on a cotton ball. All of those do the same terrible thing, they stress the tick out, and a stressed tick empties its gut back into the bite before letting go. Which, if you think about what that actually means for a second, is literally how Lyme and the rest get transmitted so you’re not speeding up its exit. You’re making it throw up into you.
Fine-tipped tweezers. Grip right where the mouthparts enter the skin, not the body, the head. Pull straight up, steady, no twisting, no jerking. It’ll feel like it’s resisting because it is, the mouthparts are barbed. Just keep the pressure on and it lets go in a few seconds. If a piece breaks off in the skin, leave it alone. Your body pushes splinters out. Digging around with a needle does more damage then the fragment ever would.
Clean it with alcohol or soap. Wash your hands.
Now here’s the part most people skip: don’t flush the tick.
Tape it to an index card. Clear packing tape right over the body, write the date and where on your body it was, and stick the card in a drawer. If you come down with anything weird in the next 30 days, rash, fever, joint pain, that flu-that-isn’t-flu feeling, that tick goes with you to the doctor. Some labs will test the tick itself, which is faster and often more reliable than waiting for antibodies to show up in your own blood. A dated tick taped to a card is one of the most useful things you can hand a doctor who’s trying to figure out what’s wrong with you.
The other thing worth saying out loud: if the tick was engorged when you pulled it, and you can’t swear it was off your body within 24 hours, call your doctor that same day. Don’t wait for a rash. Fewer than three out of four Lyme cases even produce the classic bullseye. A single preventive dose of doxycycline within 72 hours of a deer tick bite cuts the Lyme odds way down, and most docs in tick country will write that prescription without giving you a hard time, especially if you walk in with the tick taped to a card and a clear timeline.”

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@SueIrwinWrites Absolutely beautiful and charming book. The art is fantastic!

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@VixenRogue It's a tremendous tool but I understand the anxiety about its role in creative endeavors which are definitely enhanced by humanity.

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@HannahWardEdu You're doing great work. Keep it up.

[Hannah Ward 👩🏻‍🏫 Mom (x3) | Learning Designer @HannahWardEdu]

I've always liked Eric Carle's heart for children. He grew up in Nazi Germany after the age of 6 when his family moved back to their homeland. He was conscripted to dig trenches at the age of 15 with other children during the war. By all accounts he had a very traumatic childhood and grew up during a time where there were very particular ideas about what art should look like and what its purpose should be for children. He was surrounded by military-grade children's propaganda that called any art that wasn't photorealistic "degenerate".
As an adult, you can see that his reaction was different. He could see through the eyes of the child. Instead of imposing the worldview of any group or political ideology onto children, he wanted to meet them where they were and to respect them as people. He understood the traumas of childhood and was cognizant of what children found comforting. Any political spin that people tried to place on his work he dismissed as "psychobabble" and would simply emphasize that he is only thinking of what children need.
I found this quote from Carle to be particularly relatable to what I've personally seen as a teacher, "With many of my books I attempt to bridge the gap between the home and school. To me home represents, or should represent; warmth, security, toys, holding hands, being held. School is a strange and new place for a child. Will it be a happy place? There are new people, a teacher, classmates—will they be friendly?
I believe the passage from home to school is the second biggest trauma of childhood; the first is, of course, being born. Indeed, in both cases, we leave a place of warmth and protection for one that is unknown. The unknown often brings fear with it. In my books, I try to counteract this fear, to replace it with a positive message. I believe that children are naturally creative and eager to learn. I want to show them that learning is really both fascinating and fun."

[Hannah Ward 👩🏻‍🏫 Mom (x3) | Learning Designer @HannahWardEdu]

Guys, many young Americans can't make a boxed cake because many young Americans CAN'T READ.
When you CAN'T READ you can't follow basic instructions. The literacy crisis touches everything.
The literacy crisis is a public health crisis, it's a mental health crisis, it's a financial wellness crisis, it's a human dignity crisis...

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Wading in: I work full time in an office & take my lunch every day. On Sundays, I make lunches for the week. This week it's lunchmeat/cheese sandwiches w lettuce & tomato + bag of store brand chips divided into containers + store brand yogurt cups. $2.75/day. Basic. Good.

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@MadelynKnecht Codebreakers: The Wish Ring Cipher, by Alexandra Ott. Published by Norton. There are very cool ciphers to decode as you solve the mystery. The author is member of my writing group & she's nice.

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@KathleenLiReads I use Atticus. I'm a PC user and it has worked well for me.

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Today, I was the only one in my office from 12-5. What did I do? My assigned tasks & stayed 'til 5. Want good employees? Hire paranoid GenXers who need the money. (And we're mainly paranoid & need money).😅

[Jerry Bennett @comicbookjer]

When The Bones Sing Book Giveaway #giveaway #win https://t.co/ksHWnAdi9l

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@SueBEdwards I am from Tulsa, where the book takes place. Love it!

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@baseballcrank And it was (on the whole) pretty great.

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@AlecMacGillis Good grief! Hubs and I raised 3 children & a cat in 1,400 sq feet and all survived and thrived.

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Y'all, I've worked with a fair few publishing professionals as ARA and now RA of the @SCBWIOKAR region, and while they all have a job to do, they've 100% been lovely people. Extra shoutout to @vickyweberbooks whom I know is active on X. She's been kind and accommodating. 👍👍🥰

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@jkbjournalist Yep. Not a fan of it, but it is what it is.