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I was so lucky to work with Linda Urban, Liz Garton Scanlon, David Macinnis Gill, and A.S. King during my semesters there, as well as countless faculty and students who challenged me to become a better writer and encouraged me along the way. VCFA makes my nerd heart happy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c57514a6289b1171249603/1727111044682-HGWKL655MOLYKWCHFXS7/am-strohman-about-bay-area-writers.jpeg About - Celebrating a friend's book launch Celebrating the launch of Margaret Chiu Greanias’s book How This Book Got Red at Linden Tree Books in Los Altos, CA, with fellow Bay Area writers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c57514a6289b1171249603/1727111042929-8YXXX5FXJAAFT7BARV5V/am-strohman-about-anne-manal.jpg About - Third Grade Story: Anne-Manal I wrote this “story” in third grade. Miss Ross fostered my creativity, read A Wrinkle in Time outloud to our class, and encouraged me to stand up for what I believe in. Text Reads: Anne-Manal The Anne-Manal has the head of a queen, the neck of a snake, the tummy of a hen, the arms of an octopus, & the tail of a horse. She lives in a very strange world called: KALEIDOSCOPE! It is a very, very, very strange planet. But Miss Ross likes it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c57514a6289b1171249603/1727111045191-31AVV4DC62CNV10KCKJF/am-strohman-about-santa-run.jpeg About - Best Writing Tool--Exercise Part of writing is moving. Exercise puts my body and brain in a mode that fosters creativity. Here I am with my family at the Santa Run in San Jose, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c57514a6289b1171249603/1727210656188-9L5LW72NGXGPSEEYRH33/Writing+in+Coffee+Shops.jpeg About - Writing in Coffee Shops I love to write in coffee shops. This one’s in Wellington, New Zealand, with a flat white and a notebook for writing flash fiction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c57514a6289b1171249603/1727111043799-JVOVHSIYOHSGHC0VS5A2/am-strohman-about-goat.jpeg About - My Desk Buddy This little plastic goat sits on my desk to remind me to play and be creative with my writing. I bought this little guy in a toy shop in Northampton, MA, on my very first artist’s date--an intentional time set aside to go out and gather sensory inputs and inspiration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66c57514a6289b1171249603/1727111046124-AM2VUA2D47UY1233EEFR/am-strohman-about-linden-tree-books.jpeg About - Linden Tree Books in Los Altos, CA As a recovering academic in 2015, I signed up for a picture book writing class through MediaBistro, and it happened to be taught by the amazing Dashka Slater. 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