REVIEW: BEING SLOANE JACOBS by Lauren Morrill

Growing up, I kinda skipped the YA genre.  For one thing, it was not as prevalent.  For another I was pretty “old” for my age (I still am).  Sometimes I feel I am catching up for my younger self.  I wish this book had been around when I was in 5th or 6th grade, and…

Dispatch from Crossroads Macon 2013

  I’ll write something more in-depth and “professional” later.  Something that highlights the dozens of talented and special people I’ve met and talked to.  Something that properly thanks the hundreds of hours of hard work and the volunteers that make Crossroads work. For now, I need to express my gratitude to the conference goers (patrons…

Why CROSSROADS is great — and why you should go

About this time last year I received a postcard in the mail that looked like this.  I’d kinda been stalking Crossroads for a couple of years (sorry, about those creepy collage letters, guys), but I hadn’t made the plunge to actually attend.  I live about 3 hours away, so the drive isn’t bad but it…