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Middle-Grade Month!
No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke — this month the Magic Mirror is going Middle Grade! I will admit, I am a YA writer first. But lately, middle-grade stories have been on my mind. Maybe it’s my daughter growing up. Maybe it’s all this wonderful reading I’ve been doing as part of the Vermont College…
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Happy March 1!
In Russia the first of March is celebrated as the first day of spring. And even though I have been here in the United States for almost twenty years (longer than I have lived back in the good old USSR), this is one of those traditions that stuck, I guess, because today my step has that extra…
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I Am Back!
Yes, I am! I can’t believe it! Did I just return yesterday? When I think about it logically, and trace the dates back, it sounds right. Mostly though, all the days are still kind of jumbled up together. Am I dreaming or something? No, I can’t be. Because I’m more awake than I have been…
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Vermont College of Fine Arts: The Adventure Begins Today!
Wow! Today is the day, my lovely friends. A big suitcase is packed with books, pens and winter gear, and the family are left with detailed instructions on how to survive without me for the next ten days, as this mama writer embarks on an amazing adventure. Not counting fairytale-like stories and plays I penned as a child, or…
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Remembering Our History: My Report from Nashville, Tennessee
In continuing the Magic Mirror tradition of blogging about all the places I visit, today I bring you a report from Nashville, Tennessee, a charming southern city, home to country music, lots of hospitals and colleges with lovely old-fashioned campuses. My father, who recently embarked on a new career as a doctor, relocated there with my mom…
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After What Happened On Friday
I had it all planned out: a post with continued FAQs on the 31-minute challenge that encourages you to pursue your dreams was almost ready to go today. I am sorry, but I find I cannot write about chasing dreams. Not this week, not when, following the horrific events of last Friday, twenty children had barely started…
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Happy Holidays, Whatever It Is You Celebrate!
Next week, I’ll be talking more about the 31-minute challenge, which I am delighted to report, really seems to resonate. In the meantime, though, tomorrow is the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that celebrates faith, miracles and freedom. Time to rescue that menorah and buy a humongous bag of potatoes for the latkes. As for…
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Social Caterpillar
When I was a toddler, I was incredibly outgoing. My mom tells a story of me waking up on a cross-country train in the middle of the night when I was around one and a half or two years old. I only knew two boys’ names at that time, Vova and Andrei, or so my mom says.…
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The Meaning of Life
The Thanksgiving weekend and the approaching holidays is a good time to ponder an age-old question… What is the meaning of life? Except, let’s make it more specific, shall we: what is the meaning of our own, individual lives? As we run through our everyday — wash– rinse–repeat, sometimes it’s good to ask ourselves: why? What…
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