Lee Edward Födi

SPELL SWEEPER now available in print, ebook, & audio. Hope you enjoy my delightfully dysfunctional crew as they clean up magical messes left behind by the “real” wizards . . . & discover some of their own magic along the way. ✨🧹✨ Purchase links here: bit.ly/buyspellsweeper

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Robert Louis Stevenson: “I am told there are people who do not care for maps, and find it hard to believe.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Helen Keller: “What I am looking for is not out there; it is in me.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/wis…

More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/wis… Wisdom of the Week (February 26, 2026)

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Craig Mod: “Boredom: the great engine of creativity.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/02/26/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Georgia O’Keefe: “Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant, there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Austin Kleon: “What if you replaced your dread with curiosity?” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/wis…

I’ve been enjoying @teachergorman’s new serial novel, TILTING AT WINDMILLS. Gives me lots of Terry Pratchett vibes. You can check out the Youtube or podcast versions here: notapipepublishing.com/writers-not-wr…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Cynthia Kadohata: "Books are music for my mind and my imagination.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from E.L. Konigsburg: “Often the search proves more profitable than the goal.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/29/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Grace Lin: “Your imagination will create many friends.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/22/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes, comes from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/wis…

Here’s my first quote of the year for the teens in my creative writing classes, which comes from Pam Grossman: “I have actually come to believe that creativity IS magic.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/wis…

The final quote of the year for the kids in my creative writing classes comes from Dorothy Allison: “Storytelling can be a strategy to help you make sense out of your life.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/wis…

The quote of the week for the kids in my creative writing classes comes from Brian Eno: “Children learn through play. Adults play through art.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/wis…

“Be the weird you wish to see.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/wis…

Quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Joseph Campbell: “Is the system going to eat you up and relieve you of your humanity? Or are you going to be able to use the system to human purposes?” More on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Kyo Maclear: “There are moments when what we need, what will benefit us most, is the power to style our own stories.” More thoughts about this quote on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/11/06/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from Stephen King: “Wherever you write is supposed to be a little bit of a refuge, a place where you can get away from the world.” More thoughts about this quote on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/wis…

The quote of the week for the teens in my creative writing classes comes from ME: “Erasers are the enemies of ideas.” More thoughts about this quote on my blog: kendrakandlestar.wordpress.com/2025/10/23/wis…