Some of you are familiar with my series of posts from last summer’s road trip entitled We Went Off. You can go here to start the series and find out a bit about our personal story and why that trip out West was somewhat of a BIG DEAL if you’d like, but the slightly shorter […]
Happy Independence Day 2015!
It’s in my blood, I suppose, given that I’ve devoted such a large part of my life to the study and creation of words. But I love reading historical documents, absorbing the language of other time periods and cultures, pulling apart the lines to find deeper meaning, comparing them with what I’ve learned from other […]
Thoughts on the Sea #13
When the storm is over and night falls and the moon is out in all its glory and all you’re left with is the rhythm of the sea, of the waves, you know what God intended for the human race, you know what paradise is. Harold Pinter For other thoughts on the sea, see #1, […]
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The Summer List for 2015
Every year I create a list of small ways to celebrate the summer season, a practice of mine that dates back to my Chicago days. When I began blogging, I started posting my lists and trying to come up with a fresh series of ideas each year. However, after only coming up with three new […]
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Our Hope for Tomorrow: Things Heard or Said in School
It’s a rare school day where I don’t hear or even find myself saying something that makes me laugh. Usually, I don’t write the words down and I quickly forget them, but I have accumulated a list from the few I have recorded. It probably won’t bring you any hope for tomorrow, but hopefully it […]
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Better Than Our First Drafts
The subject line in an emailed draft of a paper on Pride and Prejudice I received earlier this year read, “Sorry so late, not my best work.†Naturally, in my response I often send to students to let them know I’ve received their emails, I wrote, “Got it. Sounds promising.†Because, you know. With my […]