
Wist and wonder at life’s seasons
The first of three alarms would blare at 5:30 a.m., with back-ups set for 5:34 and 5:36, respectively. (I learned after the …
The first of three alarms would blare at 5:30 a.m., with back-ups set for 5:34 and 5:36, respectively. (I learned after the …
I was mid-sentence when he shuffled in, 11 minutes late. Teaching a morning class for most semesters over the last seven years, …
At the beginning of the semester, they give me sass. I hear the the sighs, see the eye rolls, catch the not-quite-under-breath whispers …
We set out in a new direction every week. Winding around campus. Meandering through quaint downtown streets. Attempting, for a minute anyway, to ford Big …
It’s obvious when a class’s honeymoon period is over. It happens after the first essay is graded and it feels like deflated …
The fourth week of school starts tomorrow seventh week of school ends on Friday and while perusing lesson plans, I ran across something …
Although it’s very nearly pumpkin time, the sudden spike of Sacramento heat has me thinking about the lovely last bits of summer. …
I was a good 25 minutes up the road when I realized I’d left my cell phone on the bathroom counter. After …