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Child's drawing of a pet clinic with three vets

Pet clinic

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Jessica1

Dear Claire, I think there must be plenty of great story ideas that come from pet clinics. I recently took my dog Ivy for her booster shots, and let me […]

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Child's drawing of a girl walking a dog on the lawn with the sun shining

Walking the dog

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Jessica1

Dear Elyse, You remind me very much of my sister who is a vet, and she rescues and trains animals all the time. She is very kind. My dog pulls […]

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Child's drawing of a unicorn

Unicorn

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Jessica1

Dear Emma, Your unicorn is darling with its fancy tail bow. How big are unicorns, anyway? Are they the size of a horse, or more like a pony? Or a […]

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Child's drawing of fantastic creatures

Pixies and demons

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Jessica1

Dear Claire, I will look for all your fantastic creatures this afternoon when I go for a walk with my dog Ivy in the woods. We walk everyday (unless it’s […]

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Goldie

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Jessica1

Dear Grace, You write so beautifully about your horse Goldie using all of your senses to describe her. I sense that you could write a wonderfully emotional story about your […]

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Happy animal

September 13, 2018 Jessica1

Dear Rateriios, What a lovely collection of personality traits you’ve given to your imaginary animal. I especially like that it can run in a perfect circle. Circles are so hard […]

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Chubby and Ginger

July 17, 2017April 27, 2018 Jessica1

Dear Maddy, Your cats are adorable. Does the heat bother them in the summer? I have a big puppy who has been flattening herself onto the hardwood floor and shoving […]

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Young author

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 Jessica1

Dear Heather, Your mom sent me your author drawing and biography, and I’m just so impressed with your work that I wanted to post it. I would read anything written […]

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Lost in the woods

May 1, 2017 Jessica1

Dear Hannah, I so enjoyed your story idea and the scene of the woods near your home: the squirrel in the tree, the tire swing, the brook winding its way […]

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Black horse

January 20, 2017 Jessica1

Dear Kally, That’s quite a story. I’m so glad you weren’t hurt. Is your horse now okay with birds? Or, maybe it is only certain birds your horse doesn’t like. […]

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