Classes are over. I have survived a year of teaching full-time. Other people seem able to do this. They teach extra classes! I don’t know how they do it, but it’s hard for me. (How do those other people have time for their students, let alone for themselves?!) I realized after Christmas break, that I […]
Today I’m the guest blogger at Superstition Review. I’m very excited about this — their guest blogger series is well worth the time, and because of it I’ve become acquainted (virtually!) with some exciting voices. Although I wrote this post over a month ago, it still holds true. Grading papers, taking care of children (and […]
I may have shared this video before. But today I’m talking about Louise Erdrich’s “The Red Convertible” with my American literature students, and yesterday afternoon I had a conversation with a friend about how women get writing done. Erdrich, who has five children, offers some poetic advice. It’s a good one to mark as a favorite […]
Emma’s choir took first place today in a competition in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Emma sings high soprano, and she has a gorgeous voice. She also has a passion for music, and it’s rare that the tinny sound of her tunes aren’t trailing along in her wake. You have to get her to take out her ear […]