by Dawn | Jul 8, 2014 | parenting, writing, Zen
Summer recreation. It’s a gift from God to all parents who work twenty-five hours a day. It’s eighty dollars for the whole summer. I’m in love. Declan’s been talking about summer camp for days, but yesterday was the first day. We packed his...
by Dawn | Oct 15, 2013 | Rhode Island, writing
It’s easy to give feedback. But there’s something about giving honest and genuine feedback while looking into the eyes of an artist that’s emotional, different. The Scituate Art Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind in the nation....
by Dawn | Oct 3, 2013 | Teaching, writing
“How long does it have to be?” he asks. “There are three questions you will never ask me,” I reply. “What’s the date and time,” I motion to the date scribed in red and the analog clock ticking out seconds as our lives pass by....
by Dawn | Aug 1, 2013 | writing
The dash is like the Wild West of punctuation. It has no rules. As a writer, I overuse it. I commit other grammatical crimes, too, like my regular use of the sentence fragment, but there’s nothing like a dash to liven up a paragraph. Author and grammar watchdog...
by Dawn | Jul 9, 2013 | self-improvement, writing
I got outed. “Is this you following me with this blog?” “Yes,” I confessed. I wanted to say, “no.” I’d just pushed the button on what I thought would be my blog. I thought it was good. It was not. I got caught. My friend...
by Dawn | May 8, 2013 | education reform, leadership, organization, satire, self-improvement, Teaching, technology, writing
“No!!” I said as I watched my finger click “Don’t save.” I was multitasking–talking, thinking, and typing, laptop balanced on my knee. My finger headed for the wrong square. Microsoft Word gave me the a courtesy reminder. “Are...
