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This morning, I changed into sweats, laced up my sneakers and headed out the door for a breezy, sunny morning walk. Last Saturday morning I did the same, 3000 miles from here. I walked from my sister’s house to my hometown high … Continue reading →

For years I’ve been envious of people who run marathons. Envious and a bit incredulous as well. I mean, the kind of normal coworker, neighbor sort of folks who have regular lives and then decide every once in a while, … Continue reading →

Time is running out my father said last night his words dropped with regret into our casual conversation about the weather It’s the hard, inevitable truth that lives in every moment, propels us forward with such urgency and denial, as … Continue reading →

It happened again today…driving along, listening to NPR’s Science Friday and this lovely woman is describing her passion. She’s talking cattle. She knows, it seems, everything there is to know about Texas Longhorns. She knows their history, their lineage, their … Continue reading →

Last month I began going to the local continuation high school at the end of the day for drop-in writing sessions. The Wednesday before winter break, two African American students showed up. We talked about books and school for a … Continue reading →

     Writing workshop is a model of instruction that focuses on process rather than product. In a writing workshop model, students write often and for long stretches of time. Generally, writing instruction is divided into specific units of study (narrative, … Continue reading →

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