Pen Parentis - a blog for writers who parent

I'm reluctant to post this, because it is about making money. It is not about art. It will not feed your soul. (It might feed your famil...

Here is the last of a three-part guest blog by Scott Elliott, who lives and teaches in Walla Walla, Washington.  Scott is...

Here is the second of a three-part guest blog by Scott Eliott, who lives and teaches in Walla Walla, Washington.  Scott...

Hi everyone! Hope you are having a great summer with kids in camp, coming home sun-warmed and tired and sleeping soundly throu...

I love comic books. LOVE. I love cartoons too--but some of them are not for kids. South Park, anyone? Family Guy? Adult Swim? We...

As someone who often writes under a deadline, I have been using homework assignments to try to teach my kids the value of pacing oneself. I ...