Mermaid Writer
@mermaidwriter.bsky.social
Kidlit writer, published poet, gemologist-in-training, nature-lover, crafter, wannabe polyglot, occasional mermaid, reluctant zebra 🍰💜🩶🤍💚 #kidlit #scbwi #amquerying #actuallyautistic
🏳️🌈 Pronouns: You choose! (anything but he)
🏳️🌈 Pronouns: You choose! (anything but he)
Join #easternup and all the NY Regions of #scbwi for a 24 hour writing marathon! Next weekend, 10 am Sat to 10 am Sun (EST). @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social , @johnbriggsbooks.bsky.social , and I will be moderating overnight. There will be mini-lessons, writing sprints, and community. #kidlit
November 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Join #easternup and all the NY Regions of #scbwi for a 24 hour writing marathon! Next weekend, 10 am Sat to 10 am Sun (EST). @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social , @johnbriggsbooks.bsky.social , and I will be moderating overnight. There will be mini-lessons, writing sprints, and community. #kidlit
A wonderful read full of gorgeous art AND a great mentor text for non-narrative structure and pacing! Great job @megsodano.bsky.social and @juliehonanjohnston.bsky.social 🐋🐬🐢🐚 #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview #nonfiction
October 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
A wonderful read full of gorgeous art AND a great mentor text for non-narrative structure and pacing! Great job @megsodano.bsky.social and @juliehonanjohnston.bsky.social 🐋🐬🐢🐚 #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview #nonfiction
Bone kitty--with movable joints!! I love Halloween crafts 👻
#handmade #crafting #stamping #cardmaking
#handmade #crafting #stamping #cardmaking
October 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Bone kitty--with movable joints!! I love Halloween crafts 👻
#handmade #crafting #stamping #cardmaking
#handmade #crafting #stamping #cardmaking
Do you see the elephant? It started breaking up when I pulled out the camera. #clouds #cloudshapes #animals #sky #nature
September 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Do you see the elephant? It started breaking up when I pulled out the camera. #clouds #cloudshapes #animals #sky #nature
September 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
August 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
August 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
July 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
July 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
July 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mermaid spotted!!
July 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Mermaid spotted!!
THE BIGGEST, HIGHEST WAVE: Mermaid approved! @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #summerreading
July 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
THE BIGGEST, HIGHEST WAVE: Mermaid approved! @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #summerreading
June 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
June 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Still has that new paper smell! A truly spectacular book. @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
June 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Still has that new paper smell! A truly spectacular book. @kerrymcquaide.bsky.social #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
I'm making my way through Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore. I'm really enjoying it!
May 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I'm making my way through Miss Meteor by Tehlor Kay Mejia and Anna-Marie McLemore. I'm really enjoying it!
April 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Congrats to #easternup member @katemessner.com for having one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of the Century!! That's quite a feat. I just read OVER AND UNDER THE POND myself and fell in love with the lyrical text. So relatable to all my times in the Adirondacks! #kidlit #picturebook #goodnews
April 15, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Congrats to #easternup member @katemessner.com for having one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of the Century!! That's quite a feat. I just read OVER AND UNDER THE POND myself and fell in love with the lyrical text. So relatable to all my times in the Adirondacks! #kidlit #picturebook #goodnews
I really want to read this one. It slipped my mind on my last library trip.
April 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I really want to read this one. It slipped my mind on my last library trip.
March 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My entry Penpals was an Honorable Mention in the #50preciouswords contest hosted by @viviankirkfield.bsky.social. Thank you to all the judges, and congrats to everyone who participated! #kidlit #goodnews
March 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
My entry Penpals was an Honorable Mention in the #50preciouswords contest hosted by @viviankirkfield.bsky.social. Thank you to all the judges, and congrats to everyone who participated! #kidlit #goodnews
It's no wonder Cherry Mo's HOME IN A LUNCHBOX received a Caldecott Honor. The book is literally bursting with color and joy. The sparse text fits perfectly with the heartfelt story. #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
March 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It's no wonder Cherry Mo's HOME IN A LUNCHBOX received a Caldecott Honor. The book is literally bursting with color and joy. The sparse text fits perfectly with the heartfelt story. #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
If I could teleport myself into a book, it would be this one. Crunching through a snowy forest, following animal prints, skating wild on an inland sea: that's my kind of day. #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
March 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If I could teleport myself into a book, it would be this one. Crunching through a snowy forest, following animal prints, skating wild on an inland sea: that's my kind of day. #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
Finally read LEAPING LEMMINGS! Just as hilarious as I expected. Unlike @johnbriggsbooks.bsky.social I have jumped off a cliff. There were no lemmings involved, but there was a loon. #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
March 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Finally read LEAPING LEMMINGS! Just as hilarious as I expected. Unlike @johnbriggsbooks.bsky.social I have jumped off a cliff. There were no lemmings involved, but there was a loon. #kidlit #picturebook #bookreview
I finally got my accessible parking pass! It is long overdue. To me, this is very exciting. #disability #eds #mcas #pots #invisibledisability
March 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I finally got my accessible parking pass! It is long overdue. To me, this is very exciting. #disability #eds #mcas #pots #invisibledisability