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Today is Veteran’s Day, the perfect day to remember not only the brave men and women who fought for this country’s safety and freedom, but also a war that stunned many—the first World War. November 11th, 2015 marks the 96th anniversary of Armistice Day, the date Germany and the Allies signed an agreement to stop …

5 Stars Soldier Bear Bibi Dumon Tak Laura Watkinson Philip Hopman Eerdmans Books for Young Readers .................... When a group of Polish soldiers stationed in Iran during World War II trade a penknife, a tin of beef, and some money for an orphaned bears cub, it’s the start of a very special friendship—and a remarkable [...]

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CHILDREN AND WAR ANTHOLOGY
http://jlpowers.net/?page_id=1438
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This anthology, to be published by Cinco Puntos Press in
2011 or 2012, will explore all angles of children’s and
teenagers’ experiences in war. The core of the book will
be personal essays, memoirs, journalistic accounts, and
historical narratives, both previously published and
original pieces. It may also include photos, artwork,
posters, and other debris that depicts the effects of war
on children and teens. Though the book will be primarily
non-fiction, we may include some fiction, and we are willing
to consider pieces about both current and past wars. “War”
is defined liberally to include both “official” declared
wars as well as secret, unofficial wars, such as those carried
out by governments on civilians in places like Chile, Argentina,
and Zimbabwe. All submissions, queries, and suggestions should
be sent to J.L. Powers at [email protected] by June
1, 2011.

NOTE: While the guidelines do not state the payment rate, I
spoke with Jessica Powers, editor of the anthology, and the
payment is $200 per story accepted.

 I did Miss Rumphius' Poetry Stretch yesterday, and the assignment this week was rhyming couplets in iambic pentameter.

I'm not doing daily 15 Words or Less poems this year (though I'll continue the weekly one here on my blog!), but I am writing daily poems. So I decided to make her Stretch my daily poem for yesterday. My basic rules remained the same, though: Short and sweet. No great expenditure of time. I'm just having fun playing with words.

A Pencil's Plight

I’m just a pencil, yellow, straight, and tall,

but from my smoothness, ragged stories fall

of dragons, murders, hearts—I break and tell.

My trail of graphite wraps you in its spell.

I hear a clicking clacking in the room:

computer keyboard—tapping out my doom.

---Laura Purdie Salas (all rights reserved)

It's not too late to join in, y'all. Just click on the above link and tell her what you did!