Eavesdropping — A Dialog-Writing Exercise
So yesterday in my Novel Writing class, I sent the kids into the commons for the last 20 minutes of […]
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So yesterday in my Novel Writing class, I sent the kids into the commons for the last 20 minutes of […]
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I was always kind of offended by the phrase “terrible twos” – is it really fair to condemn a toddler
Thoughts on Growing Up, Again and Again. Read Post »
You’re doing it. High school. So, natch, I’m doing it – passing out advice. It’s more a list than a
Open Letter to My Little Girl on Starting High School This Week Read Post »
Thank you. I’m not talking to the You who was my student, or the You who is a poet. Right
Open Letter to the High School Kid who Played Ball with my Boy Read Post »
My 10-year-old son just finished reading THE BOOK THIEF. He worked on it for several days, but it’s literacy month
A Proud-Making Moment Read Post »
The sunlight slides down-and-across the wall. Partly reclined, I sit propped against four pillows (one too hard, one too soft,
That is the question, people. Tomorrow I begin my first long-term subbing job. Will it be awesome? It will. Why?
To Be Nervous, or Not To Be Nervous… Read Post »
So the Boy (he’s 8 — for 3 more weeks) is the only one in this house (well, besides me,
–It Kind of Rhymes– Yesterday was a sick day. That’s not very nice. I lay in bed all day
Truly Bad Poetry (Mine) Read Post »
Okay. so you’re not so little. Eight. Really? Oh, yes. Really. And I never want you to forget that I
Happy Birthday, little boy-child Read Post »