What’s a dad to do when his daughter wants to dress up as Hans Solo for Halloween?  Put on his Princess Leia hair buns, of course!  Try asking kids a different question than “What did you do at school today”, by asking “Want to hear about what I did today?” to share the love.

Have you thought about what makes a children’s book “good”? In other chewy questions, how could ancient Roman coins be found in the ruins of a 12th century Japanese castle?

There’s no time like the present to procrastinate – especially if you’re a writer (who are said to be the best procrastinators).  And – no matter what’s going on – there’s no time like the present to help someone through their bad day.


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