I have to confess that I have no idea how photographers manage to orchestrate most of the shots of models you see on the internet and in print. Really, I don’t know how they possibly do it, even with the best of technology and things like rampant airbrushing at their disposal. Last Saturday, I wrote […]
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A Carolina Island Life: How It Came To Pass, Part X
If you are new to An Island Mom, you may want to begin here: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, and Part IX. We stared, and stared and stared some more. Nothing. We walked away, speaking in stilted words about everything inconsequential. And then, when […]
Things I Love About Island Living: #8
I love all the things made possible by the breeze coming off of the sea.
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Further Thoughts On Going Back To School
A few short weeks ago, I found myself standing in front of a classroom of high school students, teaching a pre-reading lesson I’d prepared on the Shakespearean play Julius Caesar. After almost eight years out of the classroom, the moment, complete with new students, a new locale, and new educators evaluating me, initially felt surreal. […]
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On The Far Side Of The Sea
In late February one afternoon, I found myself quite suddenly and quite literally, in the principal’s office with my daughter. It’s just this thing we like to do together, except not. No, actually, she was not in trouble, nor was I, thankfully. On my honor, I had been running errands one minute, and the next […]
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Lives Made Pink
When our lives were just about two little boys, it mainly involved things like this, this, and this. Basically, we focused on general adventure-type activities, where my primary responsibility was to ensure everyone simply made it through the adventure, preferably but not necessarily intact. Since we added a girl to the mix more than five […]