Animal Farm revisited pt. 1
I’ve been reading Animal Farm recently, which isn’t something I’d done since I was a teenager. I’ve never taught the book, which is surprising, because as many of my students will tell you I’m a little too enamored by horrifying reads. (Students: Laura, don’t you like any stories that aren’t creepy? Me: Of course, I love . . . Um . . . Well, there’s, nope, actually that is also creepy.)
The mullein thrives
I have let the wild mullein grow, and grow it has. Some of the plants around this place, which we affectionately call the Shire, have grown tall and wide, larger than a young elementary school student, more the height of your average middle schooler. We also planted some mullein we bought from a local nursery. I had never thought to buy mullein.
Reading, July 12, 7:30
Join Meg Kearney, AC Gaughen, me, and the rest of our Solstice crew for a reading on July 12th in Auburndale, MA
Define plish
Essentially, what we’re calling reading tests, if we mean phonics and decoding, and what we’re discussing as a failure in reading ability, ignores that we’re also testing background knowledge and comprehension.
“Broken” at Clarkesworld
I guess it tells you how busy I’ve been that I haven’t had a chance to update this site and the blog until now with a publication I’m entirely thrilled about. I published my dystopian SF story “Broken” at Clarkesworld. The story was a challenge to write because, from the start, the chronology, as one […]
Reading July 19
Reading, July 19, 7:30 pm