Happy Holidays to you, dear readers! Just sliding by on my magic sleigh to spread some holiday cheer from my desk to your email, delivering virtual gifts: a few of my favorite quotes and uplifting thoughts from slips of paper taped on the mirror, tacked on the bulletin board, and … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Happy Thanksgiving Day, 2023! I imagine many of you might be busy with family and friends right now, so thanks for taking a minute to read this. I just wanted to pop in and tell you I am deeply thankful that you subscribe to my blog. I’m grateful … [Read more…]
Good morning, subscribers. This post is a time-out from promoting Undertow as we lead up to its 7th birthday. Today, I want to tell you a little story about libraries. The other day in a Trader Joe’s grocery store here in Florida, I passed by a woman wearing a t-shirt … [Read more…]
Good morning, subscribers. Like a bite-sized brownie, today’s post is short and sweet. It’s a treasure I found stored with all the material I’ve posted here for the last 8 years—since 2015 when this blog was born. Published on Sunday, July 21, 2019, I believe it’s even more relevant today … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. Here’s a flashback to 1986 when I returned to college in Ohio after having dropped out of East Carolina University in N.C. in 1970 to join a cult. Things have changed since then, but my experience speaks to recent unimaginable challenges to education. Back in 1986, my cult … [Read more…]