by Dawn | Oct 17, 2014 | food, Teaching
I don’t eat processed foods but for once, I needed candy. I waited all day for a senior I’ve been trying to convert to healthy eating, because I knew she’d have junk food. I lurked around corners and told her friends I was waiting. Finally, she...
by Dawn | Oct 9, 2014 | parenting, Teaching
“Declan broke this pencil on purpose. He’ll have to replace it.” Yet another note from school. “Why did you do that?” I ask. He gives me a blank stare like he got his mind erased in a sci-fi movie. I have to funnel down excuses...
by Dawn | Aug 30, 2014 | Teaching
I survived the first week of school! I feel like I got hit by a truck. It’s not the work, it’s the general chaos. Kids swirling around the building, schedule changes, the feeling I couldn’t take accurate attendance if I tried, “Miss, I’m...
by Dawn | Aug 11, 2014 | writing
There they sat, alone in my inbox for just ninety-nine cents. The Bard himself and my beloved Mark Twain. Ninety-nine cents each, that is, for a grand total of a dollar ninety-eight. “This collection gathers together the works by William Shakespeare in a single,...
by Dawn | Jul 19, 2014 | parenting, Teaching
Declan wants zombies. He loves the video game Plants vs. Zombies. “Mom, go to Amazon.com.” Amazon.com rests somewhere between mind reading and magic, suggesting things I didn’t even know I needed. The mail carrier brings them with a smile. It’s...
