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A concrete poem

Jun 12 • Elayne Crain

📌 Folding Illustration Into My "Process" Isn't As Clear-Cut as I Had Hoped--But I'm Trying!

"You just...fold it in!"

Jun 8

💌 May '26: Monthly Wrap-Up

Plus: 10+ laughable things, neigh-borly Nextdoor, and Cyndi Lauper on the dulcimer

May 31

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📌 Crafting an Author Signature!

Jun 24, 2024

📌 Why I Don't Listen to Podcasts Anymore

Jun 17, 2024 • Elayne Crain

📕 An Oddly Important Reminder to Support Indies

Apr 26, 2025 • Elayne Crain

📌 The Indelible Nourishment of Milkwood

Sep 15, 2023 • Elayne Crain

💌 Aug. '25: Monthly Wrap-Up

Aug 31, 2025

📌 What You Look For Is So Often What You Find

Aug 10, 2025 • Elayne Crain

📌 Home, At Last

Setting down my lifelong suitcases -- with delight and terror

May 22

📌 Little Elayne's First Art Museum Visit

And the "An American Vision: Three Generations of Wyeth Art" pamphlet I still have from it

May 17

📌 The Head and the Heart for Creators

Being mindful of what, and who, you most warmly invite in

May 11

Video Tour of My First-Ever Illustration Portfolio

Kindness appreciated! (😂😅 Please and thank you!) :)

May 4 • Elayne Crain

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💌 Apr. '26: Monthly Wrap-Up

Plus: 10+ laughable things, two giveaways, and Earth has a face tattoo of your name (sorta)

Apr 30

📌 State Lists (the Good Kind!)

With thanks to Florida librarians, educators and students!

Apr 24

📌 Douglas Adams and "Last Chance to See"

I love author readings, and turns out--it probably all started with him!

Apr 12

Elayne Crain, Writer of Childish Things

Elayne Crain, Writer of Childish Things

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