I know that I died at a very young age. This sounds extreme and I know that the ME I am, the true …
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Who Am I?
I have grown up feeling defective – at best incomplete, at worst in need of major repair. I have …
Mortality and Immortality
Kids have absolutely no concept of their own mortality. Life is a wonder and the world a place to …
Living in the Blue Nowhere: the perils of information technology
I remember when I was young watching one of my sisters and her best friend play with dolls at our …
Laying Down the Burden
I have sometimes felt like the ghost of Jacob Marley who dragged around the chains he had forged in …
The Story of My Life as a Beginning English Teacher
This particular event in my teaching career occured many years ago. I had been a high school music …
The Importance of the Arts
As budgets get tighter and school boards have to decide where to spend their money, one of the first …
Measuring Up
I sit here and read through the emails sent to me by friends. I read about how their lives are …
Being Thankful
I live in a smaller town so it’s not unusual for me to run into former students. Yesterday, while I …