Submitting for the Badgerdog Anthology
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:44AM 
It's that time of year again in Badgerdog, when I glean through this semester's fabulous collection of poetry, essays, and fiction my twenty-four pups have been writing to try and decide what would be best to include in the Youth Voices in Ink Anthology. I've returned to Manor Elementary this semester and it has been great fun, like a homecoming in a sense. It’s really nice to back.
This year’s little writing community is comprised of brave kids from all walks of life: athletes and cheerleaders, artists and chess players, karate kids and dancers. And, intrinsic to all of the students is a love for reading and writing. Yes!
These fine young authors seem to be starving to get at the page. Class goes like this. I explain the lesson, make a few suggestions and then…POW!...they blaze away at their journals as if their pencils are on fire. I just stand back and watch them go. You have to love that Manor Elementary Badgerdog enthusiasm.
Want to see this whole Baderdog experience is for yourself? Come by the Texas Book Festival this weekend and attend a reading at 10:30 in the Capital Extension Room E1.012 and hear for yourself. You'll be amazed....I promise!
Arrooooo!!!
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