I just finished listening to the audiobook version of Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown (read by the author). I am in awe. It is a beautifully written semi-memoir with a vein of magic realism throughout. The author shares her life, her perspective, and a her history as a black girl in America. It required…
Sometimes it takes a mighty push to get back on track. Thank you author Natalie Lloyd for the exact kind of push I needed. Before the end of the first chapter of A Snicker of Magic I was itchin’ to share the magic with y’all. I’m only on Chapter Four right now and I couldn’t wait…
Dear Louis C.K., We don’t know each other, but I heard that you sent some tweets about the Common Core State Standards. More than heard about them, actually.They’re everywhere! I’m guessing you might be surprised by the response. I’m guessing that many things are being said about your tweets–hailing them, using them as leverage, attacking them. In…
I am taking part in the Slice of Life Story Challenge with Two Writing Teachers. For this challenge I will be attempting to write a “Slice of Life” post each day in the month of March and each Tuesday after that Message 3: “good store ration city” Translation: New store in National City There is a…
“If you ever teach a yodeling class, probably the hardest thing is to keep the students from trying to yodel right off. You see, we build to that.” Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy
Okay, so I am not really performing any construction here. I just love those “Pardon Our Mess” signs, though and wanted to warn y’all that I put a gadget on the right side of the blog that lists ads. I’m just trying it out and will see if anything comes of it. Basically people have…
Wear The Cape 