Writing Goldsboro
When I was in junior high school, I started reading Harlequin and Silhouette romances. I’d get my $20 weekly allowance and purchase those...
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From Inside the Quarantine: Governor Games
Lately, my sister and I have been playing this one-upmanship game: which of us has the dumbest governor in America. Although I was born...
From Inside the Quarantine: Americana
While part of me watches America rage with this seemingly unstoppable virus, there is this other part of me that can’t get November out...
Back to....Movements
Lately, I have been seriously contemplating a move to Africa. I haven’t selected the nation to consider my future home, but I have...
The Year of the Woman??
Recently, I read about Tarana Burke when Time released their Person of the Year. The magazine praised women called the Silence Breakers,...
Ever'body Got Somethin' to Say
One of the Pep Talks for NaNoWriMo came from Dean Koontz, and boy was it timely. The other day, I heard some negative feedback about...
Past Lives
On the way to Orlando for Thanksgiving, my daughter and I stopped in St. Augustine for a little sight-seeing through history. I needed a...
But for Teaching
Lately, I have been reflecting on my long, exhausting teaching career. I started teaching because I needed a job. I had left University...
Kneeling to Stand
Recently I assigned my students a reading and writing assignment centered around the movement that has evolved from Colin Kaepernick's...
My Take on the President
I naively believed that American society had progressed far enough from the 1950's that George Wallace could never become president...
Degree'd
Lately, I've been thinking about my days at the University of Florida. From the time I was in 8th grade, I knew that I wanted to go to...
Everyday Blackness
The other day I was looking at a photo of my 8 year old daughter and I noticed how much lighter her skin was in the photo, so I turned to...
Politicking
So this week, I watched in stunned horror as Karen Handel garnered more votes than Joe Ossoff in Georgia's special election. I am...
Where Ya At?
I guess you can see that it took me a year to figure out what to write next? (Note the question mark). I've been a little confused...
Down in 'Bama
Soooooo........ In two weeks, I am heading down to Alabama for an NEH Civil Rights Landmark Workshop. I am incredibly excited about...
A Parental Moment
The frustrating aspect about blogging--one that I did not anticipate--was deciding what I would write about. I want to do a follow-up on...
And Counting....
No matter what I write, I have to channel Steve Biko and "write what I like."
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