I read 85 books in 2019. Here are my top 24.
For the last few years, I’ve had “read 45 non-school books” on my annual goal list. (Yes, current Shawna wonders why past …
Thankful for my Marm, Even if I did Make Her Cry at Little Women
It was a week before Christmas and I was making dinner with the 1994 version of Little Women playing in the background. I watch …
20 goals for 2020
Amid the debates about whether we’re starting a new year or a new decade, I saw a Twitter thread last week about …
My most memorable New Year’s Eve ever
I am medium good at keeping secrets. I can keep my trap shut no problem, but it hurts. It hurts! I blame the old …
Confessions of an erstwhile blogger
“Please save me a seat!” I texted, frantically hustling down Pratt Street towards the Baltimore Convention Center. Naturally, when I had cut …
On classroom alchemy and awkwardness
If I were a basketball coach, they would’ve sacked me mid-season. They would’ve blamed the lack of chemistry, the apathy, the mediocre …
There’s Still Time for Summer Reading
If you have a teacher or academic in your life, be gentle right now. Because now is about the time they’re looking …
A grateful heart: My favorite month is finally here!
I can’t be the only one feeling a bit blind sided by the date. June 1? How did we get almost halfway …
From Serial Killers to Psychological Thrillers: 2019 First Quarter Reading Report
Looking for a good spring read? I’ve got a few or 26 to recommend. Best Books I’ve Read in 2019 So Far …
The World’s Biggest T-Rex, as WWII Airplanes
Mr. T, looking over from his computer: “Did you hear, they found the bones of a 20,000 pound T-Rex?” Me, looking over …