6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (486+ words) Talking about death makes my stomach clench; I don't like it. I know it's natural, but that doesn't stop it from making me feel uncomfortable. Today I'm putting aside my discomfort to talk about it. Recently, one of my sister's…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (234+ words) My class of sixth graders is impossible. Today, egos clashed and sparks of provocation flew. Two boys almost exchanged blows. Managed to pull one boy away. The remaining boy was still running on adrenaline and managed to get into a…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (350+ words) In about an hour I'm going to hit the road for a few days with a rock/funk group that definitely subscribes to the dictum that more is more. We'll be loud, energetic, and leave the crowds sweating[1]. I'm particularly…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (694+ words) A story about a new mother, happy, excited for life with her young family. A mother who grew up properly and like the majority, educated in a public governmentally controlled school system. She was brought up to be a good…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (356+ words) In my previous post, I mentioned the following: The second case happened this week. Monday - While I was cooking lunch, on a normal, quiet day. I heard the doorbell ringing insistently. I answered and found an elderly neighbor asking if…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (182+ words) My time in the Japan Exchange Teaching program has lulled me into a false sense of security about how well children behave. Yet, in front of strangers, she is so exuberant, so charming, so effortlessly adorable in her ways. Broad…...