After a whirlwind summer of non-stop kid wrangling, I feel like I’m finally coming up for air. And by air, I mean a few hours of free time on the days my youngest is at pre-K. (He’s the last Martin baby at home..how in the world did that happen so quickly?).

I thought I’d be able to pop back over to my author webpage earlier, but at the last minute (and by last minute I mean the DAY before school started) I got a call about stepping in as a seventh grade advanced language arts teacher at my kid’s school. I pulled my classroom library out of storage, and we were off to the races

I should note that I have a reoccurring nightmare that I have to teach a class, and I’m not at all prepared. This all felt a little too familiar! It’s been fun to step back into the classroom again, and I now that I’ve got a grip on the curriculum, I’m back!

I also recently got to chat all things books on one of my favorite podcasts, The Read Aloud Revival!

You can listen to that HERE!

Between teaching and being a very underpaid uber driver for my four kids, I’ve also been working on an edit for a new middle grade. This one doesn’t have a contract yet, which is always a bit nerve-racking, so keep your fingers crossed for me that the publishing powers that be like it!

As I mentioned before I’ve been writing an article for a local magazine publication, and I wanted to share some of those on here. SO, here you go! Enjoy!