Kasota Prairie walk

Kasota Prairie walk

 Kasota Prairie Walk Freya and I went to the Kasota Prairie on a cold but melty March Day.We saw a hawk (who as actually huge though it doesn’t show up in the picture).We had fun romping.  And we saw this weird ice formation:Water rose and froze,...

Young Writers' Conference

At Bethany College on March 13th, I’ll be keynote speaker for the Young Writers’ Conference.”Prairie-Dogging Your Way to a Story”My Workshops will be “Creating a Character Out of Thin...
African Folk Tales

African Folk Tales

When Joseph Mbele visited our class last week, one of the things he talked about is how folk tales can be so very valuable in learning about a culture. He said that’s a way to understand what’s important and what a culture sees as valuable and moral. ...
Joseph Mbele's book AFRICANS AND AMERICANS

Joseph Mbele's book AFRICANS AND AMERICANS

Our class, “Culture and History of South Africa,”  read Africans and Americans: Embracing Cultural Differences last week. The author, Joseph Mbele came to visit us on Tuesday. It was unanimously considered a DELIGHT.The book is a fast read, and Joseph...

Dog in the ditch

Dog in the ditchPlease don’t chase meI’m tiredI can’t outsprint youToday.I spent all day pulling students, A paceline toward understanding the Harlem Renaissance.They drafted, I pulled. We got there butAnd I’m tired.You carve a parallel path through the snowy ditch,I...
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