Missouri native, Barri L. Bumgarner, is an award-winning author and speaker. In addition to publishing more than 50 articles and 30 poems, her fourth novel, Playing the Line is set to release in 2009. Playing the Line is the much-anticipated prequel to her first novel, 8 Days.
Stephen King, my mom, Mrs. Breedlove (my H.S. English teacher), Jodi Picoult, Terry Trueman, James Patterson
Favorite Books
Prince of Tides, Beach Music, In Cold Blood, Silence of the Lambs, Gone But Not Forgotten, Along Came a Spider, the Odd Thomas series, The Stand, Grapes of Wrath, Rebecca, Atlas Shrugged, We Were the Mulvaney's, Secret Life of Bees
Favorite Authors
Harlan Coben, Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Richard North Patterson, Philip Margolin, Thomas Harris, Greg Isles, and Tami Hoag, Peter Straub, Stephen King, Truman Capote, Barbara Kingsolver, Ayn Rand, JK Rowling, Jodi Picoult, Sue Monk Kidd, Jane Smiley, Billie Letts, Pat Conroy
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 I spent the day with my mom going through a neuro series to determine what her memory issues officially are. It confirms what I've always believed: everything matters.Tell those close to you that you love them...every day.Tell people you work with how much you appreciate them...every chance you get.Hold a hand out for a stranger, open the door for someone who ...
I just received the new book My First Year in the Classroom, with a story I wrote in it! I'm excited! You can check it out on Amazon.Many teachers contributed, and it's got some great insight in it for new and veteran teachers! Since it's a compilation like this, it was a one-time payment to contributors, so if you'd like a copy, please email me at barribum@aol.com and request an autographed ...
I've been immersed in the Missouri Writing Project Advanced Institute this summer, and while it's sad to be so busy you don't blog or write about your experiences until after the fact, it's rejuvenating to feel the breath release knowing there's still weeks until school starts with endless days to create.To surround myself with writers is like a buoy for me. It lifts me, allows me to tread and ...
