On January 15, I went to a rally on the steps of the New York Public Library. In general, writers think before they commit words to public viewing. We know that children's writers are the number one challenged group. In September PEN published a new report that said "Censorship in schools and libraries is more prevalent than you think." I want to believe that many people, who have never spoken up before, will join these children and create a new era of activism that renews and refreshes our freedoms and our democracy.

Source: Huffington Post January 16, 2017 20:50 UTC