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A dim glow
If you’re a regular reader [shout out to the 2 or 3 people who fit that category :)] you may have noticed my writing has slowed to a dribble. In this year when “you do you” is the mantra of every magazine, I’ve found it easier to enjoy my fellow writers who produce posts nearly…
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Good reads for early September
Worth your eyeballs this weekend: ***** I’ve seen more people writing about the closing of the young American mind on college campuses. Good intentions – driven by a desire to care for people with a traumatic past, for example – have led to a choking “identity politics” which leaves little room for the kind of dissent…
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Good reads (and a listen) from late August
I’ve been scrambling to survive a magazine deadline and the first week of class, but I always save at least a few minutes to skim social media or rest with a book. A few I recommend for your attention: Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates (Amazon link) Visit your favorite local bookstore, grab a cuppa…
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Back in the saddle
Y’all. I am in the classroom again. THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER. Teaching. It’s my jam. It’s my song. It’s what feels right. ***** I’ve read in several places over the past couple years that one significant difference between men and women in the workplace is in how they handle insecurity. According to the…
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Empty-Nesters: Please get back Into the pool. We need you.
Why aren’t there survival support groups for parents of teenagers? I’m serious. Hear me out. If what I observe is even remotely accurate, the World has decided that Toddlers and Preschoolers demand the kind of support and attention given to Three Mile Island by a nuclear engineer prone to anxiety attacks. New mothers should be surrounded by a…
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