Medusa, Historical fiction, South Africa, and other thoughts
Medusa!I revised my Medusa book for Capstone press. It's Medusa's side of the story--with my Greek mythology obsession, it was a FUN book to write. It's moving fairly quickly through the editorial process, but I still don't know when it will be out on the market. I...
Heroes…do they exist?
To Much To DO.I am having a blast teaching a class about South Africa, but I'm spending an awfully lot of time getting ready for it, along with a new class in Humanities: the Renaissance forward. I love both classes...the content is much fun and the groups of students...
Yikes, it's going to be a busy semester…and The Power of One
Yikes. Two new classes are going to make this a very busy semester. However, I've met all my classes now, and I think every one is going to be an interesting, delightful group. All very different, all challenging in different ways, but all fun. But busy.I guess I'll...
The Rider by Tim Krabbé
Book Review, or maybe book rave? The Rider by Tim Krabbé. Bloomsbury USA; Reprint edition 2003 (Originally published in the Netherlands in 1978).The Rider wins my heart. This novel, by Tim Krabbé and translated from Dutch, is like watching a classic one-day race from...
Lois Lowry
I'm so behind blogging...so much to do, so much to say. I have more pictures to post of my visit to Crestview and Indian Hills in Clive, Iowa, but I'll do that after finishing final grades....this is too time-consuming.I do, however, want to mention that after Lois...
Connecticut school shooting
The news is mind-blowing: Shooting at a Connecticut elementary school..It's so bad, I am at a loss... Who could shoot a kindergartner? I guess the same kind of person who can abuse a child...What is wrong with this world?I don't remember being this shaken by national...
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