The Things We Bury
A few weeks ago, on a steamy, spring afternoon, my husband and I sat in the car in the Home Depot parking lot. Our trunk was full of...
Erin Cleary
CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITER
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Erin Cleary
- Dec 11, 2021
- 3 min
Shards
When I lost my father one month ago today, it was not unexpected, but it was a surprise. I will save my tribute to the man for another...
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Erin Cleary
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
Happy Halloween!
I'm participating in Susanna Leonard Hill's 11th Annual Halloweensie Writing Contest. All entries must be Halloween stories for kids of...
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Erin Cleary
- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
Outside Insights
All the years I’ve been writing, I’ve participated in critique groups. These friends have offered support and honest, sometimes painful...
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Erin Cleary
- Oct 5, 2021
- 2 min
Beachcombing
Every summer my family spends a week at the beach. My favorite activity is a daily walk along the shore looking for heart-shaped rocks,...
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Erin Cleary
- Apr 30, 2021
- 2 min
Participation Trophies
Participation trophies. Kids get them so they'll feel better when their team loses. Well, I am writing to tell you they can make adults...
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Erin Cleary
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Ladybug's Missing Spots
Like March, April will be another month of great writing activities. My March metaphor continues as I work to boil down my writing to its...
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Erin Cleary
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
Boiling It Down
One great thing about being a part of the KitLit writing community is that there are a lot of activities and contests that help writers...
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Erin Cleary
- Dec 31, 2020
- 2 min
Fizzle
It’s the last day of 2020. Does this require some sort of momentous blog post? Does the year 2020 even deserve to go out with any...
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Erin Cleary
- Oct 30, 2020
- 2 min
With the Optimism of a Dog
We recently adopted a second dog. Luna has fit into our family so seamlessly that it’s hard to remember a time she didn’t live with us....
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Erin Cleary
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
Cozy
The falling yellow leaves are beginning to invade my outdoor reading space. Now sweeping them off the small deck is part of my daily...
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Erin Cleary
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
The Beauty of the Backspace
The very first time I sat down in front of a computer was in middle school. We were scheduled in pairs to sit at the two new Macintosh...
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Erin Cleary
- Jul 13, 2020
- 3 min
A Sign from the Garbage Gods
Each year in my town, we have a great garbage day. It’s basically a free yard sale day, located at the curb in front of many homes in...
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Erin Cleary
- Jun 27, 2020
- 2 min
Happily Ever After
It came! My first rejection letter in what I assume will be a long line of rejections. Two days ago, I submitted my first manuscript. I...
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Erin Cleary
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Enlightening and Frightening: How Google Taught Me about Who I Am and Who I Am Not
Have you ever done a Google search of your own name? It can be enlightening and a little bit frightening. When I planned to create a...
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