Food for thought about rejection letters and more
Here's an article from The Atlantic about rejections in publishing, the role of race in the literary world, and more. It's worth the read:...
Grading papers…from African students
As an English teacher, it's sometimes a challenge to read papers from students who are not native English speakers. It's especially challenging because some of these students have the most to say. Some have traveled unbelievable distances--emotionally as well as on...
Thoughts on crashing and riding again
On Labor Day I crashed on my bike. I crashed hard. Hard. I was riding in a group of about 20 guys. After a nice little loop around Minneopa, we had come back into town on Carney, which is newly paved and smooth riding. For this reason, guess I wasn't being...
Why I love my Newf
Here's a story about what my Newfoundland Freya did this morning... I haven't written for a bit because school started and because last week, I crashed hard on my bike during a delightfully fun group ride and broke my shoulder blade, collarbone, and three ribs. I am...
"From South Central College to South Africa"
"From South Central College to South Africa" is the name of my story about our trip to South Africa that came out in the Mankato Magazine this week. The biggest problem when working on the story was cutting it down to fit the magazine! It could have been a novella....
Happy Birthday, Freya….errrr…being owned by a Newfoundland
Freya Bear, the Newfoundland dog whom I own and love, turned seven years old yesterday, August 10. (Do we truly "own" an animal? No, truly, it's she who owns me). Freya is arguably the smartest, sweetest dog I've ever known, though I've certainly loved some other dogs...
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