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Dana VanderLugt

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A Letter to My Sons

It wasn’t that long ago that you were young and we’d pile into the bedroom that two of you shared. You’d make room for each

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Hot or Cold?

It started with chocolate chip cookies. After a lunch meeting with a wide array of cookie options, one person mentioned he loved cookies, but not

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Start Small

For the last forty days, I’ve had the enormous privilege of talking with people about my new novel: I’ve given author talks at libraries and

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Tending

We’re past the halfway mark of the summer, and I can feel myself beginning to hold on too tightly. My anxiety rises as I wake

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Pliable

When my husband and I were first married we had a favorite breakfast place. We’d order the same thing to split every time: a hashbrown

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The Tender Months

My first novel comes out in the fall. Written for a middle-grade audience, it’s a novel in verse that grew from the seed of a

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