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Todd Burleson
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Educator, librarian, and author with 33 years of experience, 2016 SLJ Librarian of the Year, and global speaker. Passionate about reading, tech in education, ethical AI, and finding joy in creativity through photography, design, and storytelling.
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Naked Except for Our Boots
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Naked Except for Our Boots
A night of absurdity and terror in the Sierra Nevada
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September 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Lines and Light: Cincinnati Union Terminal
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Lines and Light: Cincinnati Union Terminal
A morning alone with one of America’s greatest Art Deco landmarks.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Before the Feedback Arrives
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Before the Feedback Arrives
Trusting others with the story I’ve carried for thirteen years
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September 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Butterfly Wings and Morning Light
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Butterfly Wings and Morning Light
The innocence of childhood and the art of noticing
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September 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Painting with Light: The Furnace Within
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September 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Trapped
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Trapped
Next Stop: Humiliation
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September 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Everything I’ve Learned So Far About Independent Publishing
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Everything I’ve Learned So Far About Independent Publishing
Why the journey matters as much as the finished book
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September 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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Everything I’ve Learned So Far About Independent Publishing
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Everything I’ve Learned So Far About Independent Publishing
Why the journey matters as much as the finished book
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September 11, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Lines and Light: Al Noor Mosque, Sharjah
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Lines and Light: Al Noor Mosque, Sharjah
Grace in Stone and Sky
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September 9, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: What I Brought Home
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: What I Brought Home
Perspective from a Journey Through Eastern Europe
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September 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: A River of Voices
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: A River of Voices
Reflections on language, kindness, and the sound of the world flowing by
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September 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Friday Flora: A Summer of Daisies
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September 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Bucharest
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Bucharest
Details, Defiance, and a Day’s Last Light
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September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Arbanasi & Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Arbanasi & Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Two towns, centuries apart, connected by the thread of living history
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September 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Fortress in the Rocks
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Fortress in the Rocks
Climbing through history in Belogradchik, Bulgaria
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September 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Golubac Fortress
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Golubac Fortress
Rain, river, and a fortress at the edge of the Danube
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August 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Painting With Light: The Day I Stopped
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Painting With Light: The Day I Stopped
A moment of presence beside the road, where beauty waited to be seen.
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August 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Friday Flora: Native Blooms and Morning Mist
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Friday Flora: Native Blooms and Morning Mist
How a flower connected me to past prairies
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August 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Belgrade, Serbia
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Belgrade, Serbia
From fortress walls to golden domes, where history leaves its mark in stone, bronze, and memory.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Vukovar and Osijek
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Vukovar and Osijek
From silence to brandy in under an hour
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August 27, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Whips, Wheels, and the Ride of a Lifetime
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Whips, Wheels, and the Ride of a Lifetime
From paprika stalls to a ten-horse stunt, an afternoon in the Hungarian countryside that ended with music in the wind.
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August 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: From Gilded Halls to a Floating Home
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: From Gilded Halls to a Floating Home
A palace drenched in history, a stateroom on the Danube, and the promise of eight days carried by the river.
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August 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Up High, Down River
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Streets, Squares, and Stories: Up High, Down River
Rooftop drinks, Parliament aglow, and a night on the Danube.
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August 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Painting With Light: Fearless in Boston
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Painting With Light: Fearless in Boston
A city, a daughter, and the sun that saw it all.
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August 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Friday Flora: Shade in the City Center
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Friday Flora: Shade in the City Center
Finding Rest Beneath Sharjah’s Palms
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August 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM