Ralph Fletcher
@arrowpoint17.bsky.social
Keynote speaker. Author of books for young readers (FIG PUDDING, FLYING SOLO, and MARSHFIELD DREAMS) and writing teachers (JOY WRITE, THE WRITING TEACHER'S COMPANION). I'm a passionate nature photographer and huge fan of Jackson Browne and dark chocolate.
Today is National Writing Day. Why do I write? I write to make sense of my life. I write to discover what I have to say. Writing allows me to celebrate the power of language. Www.ralphfletcherbooks.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today is National Writing Day. Why do I write? I write to make sense of my life. I write to discover what I have to say. Writing allows me to celebrate the power of language. Www.ralphfletcherbooks.com
Sassy bird puffsplainin to you.
October 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Sassy bird puffsplainin to you.
All my life's a circle...
September 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
All my life's a circle...
Puffin-mania! I saw thousands of them in Newfoundland.
July 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Puffin-mania! I saw thousands of them in Newfoundland.
Swimming jaguar. Brazil.
July 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Swimming jaguar. Brazil.
Cover photo--mine!--on the Sept issue of the California English Journal.
June 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Cover photo--mine!--on the Sept issue of the California English Journal.
Bluebird on Bluesky!
May 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Bluebird on Bluesky!
Fat water droplet, like a crystal ball, nestled on a young lupine plant.
May 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Fat water droplet, like a crystal ball, nestled on a young lupine plant.
Lupine and white birch.
May 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Lupine and white birch.
Contact me if you're interested in a very chill writing retreat in unspoiled Downeast Maine. Georgia Heard and I had a great time last summer and will be running the Quoddy Writing Retreat again this summer. July 27-Aug 1. We still have four spaces available. I hope you'll join us!
April 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Contact me if you're interested in a very chill writing retreat in unspoiled Downeast Maine. Georgia Heard and I had a great time last summer and will be running the Quoddy Writing Retreat again this summer. July 27-Aug 1. We still have four spaces available. I hope you'll join us!
April 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Reposted by Ralph Fletcher
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#schoolutionspodcast S4E31: The Power of Language: How Our Words Shape Kids' Inner Worlds w/ Lily Howard Scott
🎧Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺Watch:
youtu.be/3UGl2D9VKg8
@georgiaheard.bsky.social @arrowpoint17.bsky.social @mrrablin.bsky.social @lisafeldmanbarrett.bsky.social
#schoolutionspodcast S4E31: The Power of Language: How Our Words Shape Kids' Inner Worlds w/ Lily Howard Scott
🎧Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺Watch:
youtu.be/3UGl2D9VKg8
@georgiaheard.bsky.social @arrowpoint17.bsky.social @mrrablin.bsky.social @lisafeldmanbarrett.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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#schoolutionspodcast S4E31: The Power of Language: How Our Words Shape Kids' Inner Worlds w/ Lily Howard Scott
🎧Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺Watch:
youtu.be/3UGl2D9VKg8
@georgiaheard.bsky.social @arrowpoint17.bsky.social @mrrablin.bsky.social @lisafeldmanbarrett.bsky.social
#schoolutionspodcast S4E31: The Power of Language: How Our Words Shape Kids' Inner Worlds w/ Lily Howard Scott
🎧Listen: www.buzzsprout.com/1890886/epis...
📺Watch:
youtu.be/3UGl2D9VKg8
@georgiaheard.bsky.social @arrowpoint17.bsky.social @mrrablin.bsky.social @lisafeldmanbarrett.bsky.social
Podcast about our writing retreat. I'll be co-leading it with Georgia Heard. We still have about four spaces left. Get in touch with me if you're interested.
www.ralphfletcherbooks.com
www.ralphfletcherbooks.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Podcast about our writing retreat. I'll be co-leading it with Georgia Heard. We still have about four spaces left. Get in touch with me if you're interested.
www.ralphfletcherbooks.com
www.ralphfletcherbooks.com
Terrific novel. I'm probably the last one to get around to reading it. Incredible to think that the author wrote this powerful book when she was just 23 years old.
April 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Terrific novel. I'm probably the last one to get around to reading it. Incredible to think that the author wrote this powerful book when she was just 23 years old.
"Writing helps us discover what we know. Writing is different than talking. When we jot something down, we distill its essence; it becomes part of us; we own it in a new way." from Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing.
March 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"Writing helps us discover what we know. Writing is different than talking. When we jot something down, we distill its essence; it becomes part of us; we own it in a new way." from Joy Write: Cultivating High-Impact, Low-Stakes Writing.
Reposted by Ralph Fletcher
We had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left.
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left.
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
We had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left.
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
We had 27 participants last summer at this retreat and 10 of them have decided to come back again this summer. We still have about five spaces left.
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
Email me if interested:
figpudding@gmail.com
Reposted by Ralph Fletcher
Who wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com
Only a few spots left!
Only a few spots left!
March 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Who wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com
Only a few spots left!
Only a few spots left!
Who wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com
Only a few spots left!
Only a few spots left!
March 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Who wants to write this summer? Join Georgia Heard and me in beautiful Downeast Maine for the 5 day Quoddy Writing Retreat. Email for more info: figpudding@gmail.com
Only a few spots left!
Only a few spots left!