Monthly Archives: February 2011
On Ruling the World (and other worthwhile endeavors)
About a year ago, I sat on the couch with my eleven year old. She had a book on her lap, I had a laptop upon which I was furiously typing the final chapter of my next story. All of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Evil, Dr. Horrible, fiction is my job, princesses, ruling the world, Teaching
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CURSE YOU, J.K. ROWLING!
Yeah, that’s right. I said it. Do you realize, J.K. (if that’s your real name) how much your books have hijacked the brains of my (I’ll admit it) utterly addled children? I know I’ve written about this before, and I’ve … Continue reading
On Solidarity (and why it matters)
So here’s the thing: I’ll never, ever hide my political stripes. I’m a pinko-commie, education-loving, outdoors-protecting, tax-the-rich-and-give-it-to-the-poor kind of liberal. I think that the people who sweat and labor, the people who keep us safe, the people who heal us … Continue reading
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Incontrovertible Proof That My Kids Are Wierd (and awesome)
This morning, my son came downstairs, sat on my lap and breathed a reeky cloud of morning breath on my face. I coughed, gagged. “Only the people we truly love ever get to smell our morning breath,” he said hugging … Continue reading
The Translation of Dr. Apelles
One other thing. I’m reading this book: and it is blowing my brains to bits. Anyone else around here read it? His prose is so fantastic, I might die of it. If anyone has any perspective or insight into this … Continue reading
On leaps of faith. (And falling.) (And flying.)
I read an article over at Salon.com about the financial perils of the Mommy-track. (It’s called “Regrets of a Stay-At-Home Mom” , by one Katy Read, and it’s absolutely worth the read. Then, if you happen to be – as … Continue reading
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Tagged fiction is my job, fyi, Katy Read, leap of faith, Mommy-Track, Salon.com, this economy kinda sucks
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On Forgiveness, Grief, and the Book I Cannot Write
There’s a book (there’s always a book), that I cannot commit to paper. I haven’t scrawled a word of it on a notebook or a cereal box or a sheet of toilet paper or a bunch of wadded up receipts. … Continue reading
Second Story!
Well, not that kind of story. It’s the Second Story Reading series at The Loft – a literary arts organization in Minneapolis. If anyone’s available, you should come. Phyllis Root is reading. Phyllis Root! She’ll be reading from this book: … Continue reading
More Bad News in Education
Apparently, biology teachers are afraid to teach biology. Here’s a nice little study published in the New York Times. When teachers are afraid to tackle basic principles in their field of expertise then we have a big friggin problem on … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, cowardice, education, evolution, NYT, scopes trial
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Everything I Know About Writing I Learned From Reading Fairy Tales
All right fine, that’s not exactly true. But it’s a little bit true. When I was a kid, my dad had a book of fairy tales. It was a huge thing – phonebook sized. We struggled to haul it to … Continue reading
Even though the thought of re-interpretations of Classic John Lennon Songs makes me Very Very Cranky
But this is friggin’ beautiful. And maybe it’s the exception to the rule. I’m not really one to shove video onto my blog – and really, to be honest, the video itself kinda ruins the song (I suggest looking at … Continue reading
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