I’m not a good person to make a best of list, as I’m terribly behind on everything and usually get to books a couple years after the copyright date. But, of course, that’s not going to stop me. The best book of the year for...
Read MoreWinter is here, as Marsha Q. reminds us, and I need to get cracking. My little boy’s birthday falls 5 days after Christmas, and given his large number of adoring relatives, that will mean an influx of presents. What he needs,...
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My enduring contribution to American verse is a Thanksgiving poem I wrote when I was 9. This, I...
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I am sitting in a hotel room in sunny Philadelphia, where the National Council for Teachers of...
Read MoreThe ever-brilliant Ms. Chall has given us a place to come together to discuss the usage errors that drive us batshit crazy, and I am forever grateful. Sometimes you need a community if you are going to heal.In college, I had a...
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