Dogland Blog
Are you a good guesser?
I've never been good at estimating how many cookies or marbles or candy corn... are in a jar, but if you have that talent, stop by the Hillsborough Municipal Complex July 29th from 7-9 p.m. Be the first to tell me how many cookies are in the...
read moreBe one of the first to own DOGLAND!
DOGLAND hits the online marketplace August 1, but you can get your paws on one at the DOGLAND pre-release signing and fundraiser. Where: Hillsborough, NJ Municipal Complex When: July 29 between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. Bring family. Bring friends....
read moreFirsts
Firsts can be at once terrifying and exhilarating. The first day of school. A first kiss. The birth of a first child. Perhaps it’s appropriate then, that August 1st heralds yet another first in my life: the release of DOGLAND, my first book....
read moreDog Tales: Stories about dogs written by the children who love them
This is the third in a series of stories written by young people. Writing encourages children to explore their relationships with pets and works to strengthen the human-animal bond. After all, today’s youth are tomorrow’s pet owners. Stories...
read moreFireworks + Fido = Fear
July 4th holds an extra-special significance for my family. It’s the day my daughter Lindsey was born—in Philadelphia, in the very hospital founded by Benjamin Franklin back in 1751. When Lindsey was young, we would tell her the fireworks...
read moreABOUT
Jacki Skole is an award-winning journalist, author and adjunct professor of communication. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she spent a decade as a writer and producer at CNN before turning to teaching. Jacki launched WRITE Now to assist students in writing the college application essays that will chart their future. Read More...
