Mélina Mangal

Dear Readers, It’s about 4 degrees outside, here in Minnesota, but I have seed work to do.  As I free the beans from their crackly dry...

Dear Readers, Snow usually blankets the landscape here in Minnesota by now, but this year, so much is still visible. I realized today...

Dear Readers, Jayden's Secret Ingredient is out in the world now! Join illustrator Ken Daley and I, in person, or virtually, for the book...

Dear Readers, I love summer when the days are longer and much warmer. It’s a beautiful time to reflect on the school year, to think about...

When I started this blog, I had the intention of writing more frequently. But “occasional” seems to have become biennial. Maybe I...

As I walked along Minnehaha Creek on this first day of 2020, water rushing through snow reminded me of the need for both movement and...

This past week was amazing. I was awakened by the sonic boom of a meteor entering earth’s atmosphere. I walked around our small city lake...