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Kindle Vella to Shut Down

Musings / By Sarah A. Phillips

As I type, Kindle’s Vella program — where episodes or chapters were available to purchase one at a time — will permanently close next month (February 2025). While the electronic-episodic format is popular in other countries, it never really took off here in the United States. Kudos to Amazon for trying something new, but alas, …

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New! On Kindle Vella! Read All About It!

New Release / By Sarah A. Phillips

The Curious Quests of Callophrys Rubi, my new middle-grade story is now available in a serial format (one episode at a time) on Kindle’s brand-spanking-new Vella app! After 2,000 years, the sundering enchantment is fading, extinction threatens the realms, a young fairy struggles to understand her origins. Cally lives in Safyre Forest, a fairy-only world, …

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The First Ingredient is Love

Musings / By Sarah A. Phillips

As publishing preparations are underway for the French translation of “The Kangaroo Pouch” and the 15th birthday of the surro-twins nears (!!!), I’ve been reminiscing a lot lately about how far this little book has come. The Kangaroo Pouch started off as a simple hand-drawn “book” (think stick figures drawn with a marker on plain …

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Spanish edition of “The Kangaroo Pouch” out now!

New Release / By Sarah A. Phillips

Spanish Edition available now!

Flashlight Weather

Tips and Fun Facts / By Sarah A. Phillips

What to do when the power goes out!

When Your Book Helps Others

Musings / By Sarah A. Phillips

This week I received a Google notification that there was a mention of my book “The Kangaroo Pouch” out there in the world. So, I investigated, and sure enough, it had been mentioned in two UK papers: the Mirror and the Grimsby Telegraph. (As a side note, you’d be surprised at the stuff “kangaroo pouch” …

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How to tell your kids you’re going to be a surrogate

Tips and Fun Facts / By Sarah A. Phillips

Telling your children that you’re going to be pregnant … but it isn’t going to be a sibling for them can be a tricky thing! Here are some tips to help you out on that discussion:

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Cover of "The Kangaroo Pouch: A story about surrogacy for young children." It is an illustration of a kangaroo baby peeking out of a pouch.

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