@penelope-merrell.bsky.social
LESFIC Novella Award winner for "Takes and Tales." Illustrator and author of a number of children's books.
Books on Amazon @ https://www.amazon.com/author/penelopemerrell
Books on Amazon @ https://www.amazon.com/author/penelopemerrell
Very good. Many years since I did life sketching.
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Very good. Many years since I did life sketching.
Back of the cereal box? The spray bottle in the bathroom?
February 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Back of the cereal box? The spray bottle in the bathroom?
A great way to allow the ideas emerge.
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A great way to allow the ideas emerge.
RIGHT ON !!
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
RIGHT ON !!
Unaware of this book -- thanks for the posting.
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Unaware of this book -- thanks for the posting.
Well done.
February 1, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Well done.
Looking forward to more details as publication nears.
February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Looking forward to more details as publication nears.
Well done and very evocative.
February 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Well done and very evocative.
Critical thinking derives from reading -- a lot of reading with guidance. My observation is that level of reading only exists with a small part of the population.
January 31, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Critical thinking derives from reading -- a lot of reading with guidance. My observation is that level of reading only exists with a small part of the population.
Love wrapped up in brown eyes a a wagging tail.
January 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Love wrapped up in brown eyes a a wagging tail.
Go, go, and follow wherever the story leads you.
January 31, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Go, go, and follow wherever the story leads you.
delightful.
January 30, 2026 at 8:21 PM
delightful.
Reading Nicholas Boggs (evidentially definitive) biography of James Baldwin, whose writing I love. I shall continue to slog through another 50 or 60 pages. The extensive details are killing it. EG. I don't need to know he wore a black suit to a meeting.
January 30, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Reading Nicholas Boggs (evidentially definitive) biography of James Baldwin, whose writing I love. I shall continue to slog through another 50 or 60 pages. The extensive details are killing it. EG. I don't need to know he wore a black suit to a meeting.
Gosh, Neal, I continue writing all sorts of stuff and figured the end goal was eventually "dead".
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Gosh, Neal, I continue writing all sorts of stuff and figured the end goal was eventually "dead".