April plus Madison

08/28/2026

Celebration time! On this day in 2023, I became a bestselling author when my book, The Tenth Muse: How Maria Antonia Advanced the Pastoral Opera, reached #1 in three categories: New Release, Biographies of Classical Composers, and Historical Germany Biography. Thanks to all who bought and reviewed it. Couldn't have had this success without you!🎉🎉🎉

The Tenth Muse: How Maria Antonia Advanced the Pastoral Opera

08/19/2026

Really enjoyed being interviewed by fellow author Patti Walsh for her "Chick Stories" YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/OJFsiQ5X-tE?si=G9Pfo16Uod0db-Z_ Feel free to "Like" the interview, share it with others, and even subscribe to the channel (especially if you're a chick with a story).🐥😁🎩

How soprano April Lynn James found her voice and uses it to inspire...

07/26/2026

And the winning airport pretzel is Frankfurt's. Darker and more crisp than the one I had in Vienna Airport (and for 1 Euro less).

07/09/2026

Curious about my Wonderland-inspired Resiliency Toolkit? Click here to download your free Guide to The ALICE Way!

A one-page PDF introducing some of the topics covered in The ALICE Way course.

06/30/2026

Rome? Florence? Nope. Posing in the gardens of the John and Mable Ringling Museum during a recent trip to Sarasota. Love the European Art Collection and the gardens are Tea-lightful!

05/22/2026

I'll be teaching my final Juggling for Stress Relief class this Tuesday, May 26 at the Alliance. Come and join me for the fun! Register here: https://www.artinlee.org/event/juggling-for-stress-relief-play-shop-3/

04/30/2026

Finishing National Poetry Month 2026 with one more whimsical rhyme: https://aprillynnjames.com/blogs/april-plus-madison-s-blog

04/15/2026

For Day 15, a whimsical rhyme inspired by a couple of real events:

Still in August of 2011. May it bring a smile to your face. Oh my stars, a marble! Is it yours?. . . No. . .?! It may be one of those I lost a while ago...

04/08/2026

Have a listen to today's Madisonnet, and, if it brings a smile to your face, do leave a comment.

Non c’è un paradiso: there’s no paradise. Ebben. Con un sorriso–smile–here’s some advice: Never let unthinking hordes chase you from your dreams, though...

04/02/2026

Happy National Poetry Month! To celebrate, I've embarked on my most ambitious social media project yet: 30 Days of Madisonnets. Each day in the month of April, on my blog, I'll post a sonnet declaimed by my guardian angel, Madison Hatta, Sonneteer. Here's yesterday's posting,

This is a rather ambitious blog posting series on my part: posting a different Madisonnet for each day of National Poetry Month 2026. A few of these you...