JAIME ADOFF

Just had a great school visit at Reidinger Middle School in Akron, OH. The school LeBron James attended, and according to his former Gym teacher who I spoke with today, the place where he got his first dunk!! KEWL!!
The Students were awesome and big-Ups to Nicole Gries who put the whole shebang a bang (more…)

Yes, we've got a winner. I love this title, it really jumped out at me and hit me on a lot of levels. I feel It really speaks to the essence of what I write about. The tough, rough(Sour) & very real aspects of a teen's life existing within the hopeful beauty of that (more…)

The winner for the NAME MY BLOG contest will be announced very soon. Just waiting to hear back from that lucky person!!
Busy travel week this week. Two middle schools in Akron, OH then the 25th anniversary of the Virginia Hamilton Conference in Kent, OH. I'll have my laptop with me, we'll see if (more…)

Just returned from an incredible school visit to Pemberton H.S in Pemberton N.J. The students were really phenomenal, as well as the teachers and staff. I saw the entire school about 1300 students as well as doing numerous small workshops, ending up the two day visit with a blistering Poetry Jam that I (more…)

Listening to my friend Rob's band "The Dutch Uncles" . . .
AWESOME TUNES!

Blog slow down in the fast lane
words escape at

snails

pace
nails break
if you pound them too hard.

why are you reading this?
why am i writing this?

ok that was ridiculous, and not the good kind of ridiculous.

I am (more…)

March 2nd, OUCH. Time is flying. Got about two weeks to get some good writing done before I hit the road. Lighter travel schedule this Spring, which is good since I'm trying to work on two novels at the same time. (Yeah, lets see how that one works for ya Jaime :) Anyhoo, just updated (more…)