Story and Memory: The Little Prince

Many years ago, another teacher and I took some students down to Mexico. On the morning we were to visit the ruins of Chichen Itzá, one of my kiddos, a 14-year old, got sick. You know the one: ate something not quite right sick. We sent his classmates and my colleague on ahead to go…

“Too Many Issues”

A week or so ago, my partner and I went to see Everything, Everywhere, All at Once in the theater. It’s a fabulous take on the multiverse theme. It’s action-packed, full of drama, while slipping in bit of the absurd, which to me felt right on point for the kind of philosophical, nihilistic backdrop of…

Monday Minutiae—01.03.2022

Re-Teach Yep, it’s that time again! Are you a New Year’s Resolution person? I still think about this post I wrote back in 2014 about how I feel about New Year’s resolutions—an opinion that hasn’t changed. I have, however, been trying out the One-Word Resolutions for the past several years. They’ve included: Invest, Commit, Believe,…

Monday Minutiae – 12.06.21

Before I get into the "minutiae," I want to share with you that NEXT WEEK I'll be doing a cover reveal of my debut novel, All I'm Asking (March, 2022). I cannot wait for you to see it because it's beautiful! I'm so happy to be sharing this part of my journey with you all.…