Yesterday in my English class I started a short, two-week series on American 18th & 19th-century poetry. We read from Dickinson, Whitman, Emerson, Whea…

Hello, everyone! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving week (if you’re American), and a chill, stress-free start to Advent yesterday. I thought I’d…

Hey there! If you’re American, I hope your day yesterday was full of just enough food to bump you right up to that line of delightful satisfaction with…

How are you this week so far? If you’re a fellow American, what are your holiday plans? We’re keeping it super simple this year and heading to m…

Hey there! Phew… Has the flu and/or other delightful maladies infiltrated every nook and cranny of your places of education, worship, and neighborhood …

Listen now (8 min) | Hey guys, I’m sharing with you here some news a bit early, a little something I’m gonna share with the public on Simple the Friday…

How was your weekend? How are YOU? Here’s the chat space for the week where you can talk about any and everything, both with me and each other.H…

Listen now (7 min) | Hey! To add this podcast feed to your favorite podcast player, click the “listen in podcast app” link below the player above. I’m …

How is everyone? This is a BONKERS week for us because it’s Show Week — my theater nerd daughter is in her community production from Wed-Sat, an…

Sometimes the concept of “legacy” feels like a ball and chain, and sometimes it’s a just-right motivator to make decisions (if you were at the fall gat…

Here we go… a move from Patreon to Substack. I’d love to hear what you guys think, if you’ve got questions or comments! Or if not, tell me what’…

Me, the past two months, weighing the pros and cons of this decision: And: And even a bit: Until, finally — it was like this: And most definitely this:…