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Thursday, March 3, 2011 10:53:04 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Zombie Ants:
Jacqui said, "Remember when I used to do Thursday News of the Absurd Will Someone Please Write This Book Inspirational Moments (TNoftheAWSWTBIM)? Oh, the fun we could have with ZOMBIE ANTS..." more
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 8:17:15 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Books I Guess I Won't Write, Part #354::
Jacqui said, "Aging Aegeans: An Anthology of Poems About the Greeks Getting AncientCalypso broke her hip, soUlysses got pissy.Medea's urea was high.Helen started smellin'Ariadne got a bad knee.Medusa got gray snakes and died.Cassandra aloneNever did moanEven..." more
Thursday, February 10, 2011 2:36:57 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Where I Have Been:
Jacqui said, "I have not forgotten you. And I have not fallen off the face of the Earth into oblivion or run away to Buenos Aires with only a box full of books and some dancin' shoes (yet). AND I have been writing.But, crazy wonderful things are afoot in the..." more
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 12:49:18 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled People Who...:
Jacqui said, "1 ... are definitely going to hell: Anyone who uses Google Earth to find churches with lead roofs and then steals them.2 ... you gotta love: Wendy, the librarian at my temple. She not only bought David Levithan's Boy Meets Boy for the library, but..." more
Friday, December 3, 2010 8:19:53 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled (sound of screeching brakes, then crickets):
Jacqui said, "If you're lucky, there is the initial writing frenzy, the I'm so in love with this book it's going to be the BEST BOOK EVAAAAH time when you can't stop writing and you can't stop talking about the book* and you call your kids by your characters'..." more
Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:59:16 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Kidlit Critterpalooza!:
Jacqui said, "In which Critter tries to rescue Jacqui and then tells you about a cool contest.Hello, Critter here. Remember me?I tried to rescue Jacqui. I went to the library where she was working, but she was bound and tied to her laptop in the third floor..." more
Monday, October 11, 2010 12:55:04 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled ATTENTION PEOPLE OF JACQUI'S ROOM:
Jacqui said, "We have your "Jacqui." We have been tracking her for several weeks but she refuses to write our chapters. Sure, she wrote character sketches for us and has written thousands, THOUSANDS of words for this book, but WE do not yet appear. Nobody even..." more
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 7:25:39 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled My son loves pink, a rant:
Jacqui said, "Warning: extended, only remotely related to Banned Books Week rant below. Please find a more indicative sample of our regularly scheduled light-hearted silliness here. Dear World, Yes, my son loves pink. He loves his glittery “do you..." more
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 7:25:39 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled I, robot:
Jacqui said, "We did it! Or, rather, you did it and I suffered the consequences (explanation here).YOU donated almost $1,000 to help kids learn to write at 826michigan. I ran the Big House Big Heart 5K dressed like this:Yes, faithful readers, those ARE dryer..." more
Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:25:57 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled From the Jacqui's Room Office for Outer Space Affairs:
Jacqui said, "My Thursday News of the Absurd Will Someone Please Write This Book Inspirational Moment (TNoftheAWSPWTBIM) news this week turned out to be a hoax!I was disappointed to hear that, contrary to many media sources (all of whom should be really..." more
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 1:06:02 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Tink, on Roald Dahl:
Jacqui said, "This week, Tink is reading George's Marvelous Medicine. It, like many Roald Dahl books, has been challenged from time to time by concerned parents. So I sat Tink down for a Jacqui Reads her Children Books That Are SURE to RUIN Them FOREVER..." more
Monday, September 27, 2010 1:04:04 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Jacqui Reads Her Children Books That Are SURE To RUIN Them FOREVER:
Jacqui said, "It's Banned Books Week!Two years ago, I celebrated with Jacqui Reads Her Children Books That Other People Think Are Bad For Them. Last year I read them Even More Books That Other People Think Are Bad For Them. We've read a ton of terrible,..." more
Thursday, September 23, 2010 10:24:34 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Who is the author?:
Jacqui said, "Today's Thursday inspiration comes from Tink, who had this idea:"What if you didn't know who the author of the book was and the book was like a mystery where you had to find out?"I am fascinated by this. You could write it as a scavenger hunt..." more
Monday, September 20, 2010 12:02:52 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Vacansopapurosophobia:
Jacqui said, "Which means fear of the blank paper.*I don't have a fear of the blank page. I love a good blank page, a whole blank journal even. It's so full of potential. Imagine all the fantastic, beautiful, hilarious things that could end up on there!No, I..." more
Friday, September 17, 2010 1:12:15 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Help kids, humiliate Jacqui*:
Jacqui said, "Things Jacqui Has Been Doing Instead of Blogging, part 1Here are two things I love:writingteachingAnd here is 826michigan, one of my favorite non-profits, which is dedicated entirely to teaching kids to write. You will not find another organization..." more
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:29:24 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled School has started...:
Jacqui said, "... and there is not a person in my house who isn't thrilled about it. Everyone started new schools and everyone is in love with the new places. Though yesterday Destructo was upset because:"We were learning to wash our hands and I saw a giant X..." more
Monday, August 30, 2010 3:19:54 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled How do they do it?:
Jacqui said, "You've seen the bios:"So and so is a stay-at-home mom to three adorable children under the age of five, two dogs, a cat, and a bearded dragon named Louie. When not writing, she enjoys building houses for Habitat for Humanity, hand-making all her..." more
Sunday, August 22, 2010 6:37:17 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled The Taming of the Critter:
Jacqui said, "Oh my. Tink and I had such big plans for Critter. Sunset walks on the beach, tickets to the symphony, late Sunday brunches with asparagus omelets...But Critter? Critter was out of control. We tried to interest him in books, like some other..." more
Friday, August 20, 2010 6:54:26 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled What is a Critter?!:
Jacqui said, "Ian Sands seems like a very cool person. He makes public, interactive art in North Carolina. Like, his art is on the side of a bus. Or, you might be walking down near the water in and see this, that Ian made:That would make me so happy. Someone..." more
Monday, August 16, 2010 10:37:51 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Working is in progress again:
Jacqui said, "Remember when I was writing so hard that I had to stop blogging and write a poem about how hard I was writing?This week, I don't even have time for a poem. It's good news: my agent loved all my new ideas and wants to see them all ASAHOIPOS.* And..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:26:15 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled This week, we are obsessed with...:
Jacqui said, "(books you should read)1. Once Upon a Time, The End (Asleep in 60 Seconds)by Geoffrey Kloske, illus. Barry BlittFor any parent whose kid ever insisted on "One more story!" ten million times until you were left exhausted and skipping entire pages and..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:26:14 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Why my children have no hope of being normal...:
Jacqui said, "Part 357: the omen...because I promised Tink we could do "Harry Potter camp," just she and I, this week. Today is Potions. I printed up a simple baking soda and water recipe in a fancy font and labeled it "Revealo Totalum." I told Tink we were..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:26:14 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Living with your inner critic:
Jacqui said, "You know that voice inside you? The one that says, "This is no good. You're never going to get it right. You may as well give up." Mine is strong and mean and persistent. It beats me up, and it also uses logic ("Does the world really NEED..." more
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 8:26:04 PM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled Coming soon...:
Jacqui said, "And then, at the end of July, Jacqui promised to blog more regularly --Crap. It's August, isn't it? Well, no matter. Big things are coming soon to the corners of Jacqui's Room. BIG THINGS, I tell you! August holds robots and critters and a..." more
Friday, May 6, 2011 10:20:00 AM
Jacqui Robbins wrote a blog post titled An Open Letter:
Jacqui said, "Dear driver of the cheap version of a Vespa,part of which is now sitting on my living room ottoman like a trophy,I want to thank youfor smashing your bike into my recycling binat 5:45 Tuesday morning.I am unsure if you were:1. too drunk to notice..." more