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Teaching to a Mirror
photo by Elsie esq. In the middle of tutoring the other day, my student turned to me and said, “It seems too easy.” I couldn’t understand why she was missing questions on a quiz that she usually got...
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Revising My Life
After finishing a draft of a story, some authors put the story in a drawer so that, when enough time has passed, they can pull it out and look at it with fresh eyes. In an example of life imitating...
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When Artists Retire
image courtesy of The Philip Roth Society Last week, several American news outlets reported that novelist Philip Roth had written his last book. Here is an excerpt from an article posted on Salon.com:...
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Who Needs Macy’s?
One of the many joys of moving back to Montana is the opportunity to observe the quaint traditions of the community where I live, namely, the Annual Holiday Parade. Granted, there were no balloons or...
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Stonecoast’s Faculty Blog’s Literary Moments of 2012
Reblogged from Stonecoast Faculty Blog: It’s that time of year when the world makes lists: best-of, top-this, best-that. In the tradition of fostering reflection, the Stonecoast Faculty Blog has come...
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What’s in a Name?
“Reader” By h.koppdelaney, via Flickr “Nameless here for evermore.” – The Raven, Edgar Allan Poe Recently I got married, and in the moments when I wasn’t deciding where my grandmother would sit during...
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The Last Word
“The End” by Bob Marzewski via Flickr used under a creative commons license. On a recent episode of Pop Culture Happy Hour the crew discussed first impressions in movies, books, films and TV. Panelist...
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How Being a Writer is Like Being a Gardner
I’ve reached an age where, because I don’t have any children, I’m picking up “adult hobbies.” I blame this too on the fact that I own a house now* and feel like, you know, I should probably take care...
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My Tools for Writing: Reprise
A while ago I wrote about my favorite programs/implements for writing efficiently, but I neglected to mention my most important tool: my laptop. It didn’t seem worth mentioning because it’s an obvious...
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The Magical Twitterverse
According to my Twitter profile, I joined the social networking platform in 2009, but it wasn’t until the last month or so that I really began to embrace Twitter. I got tired of the recycled content on...
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