Category: Storytelling

Last week I remembered how hard it can be to sit. For five days, usually eight hours a day, I attended a seminar for history teachers filled with inspiring lectures and activities. As fascinating as the content was, I learned almost as much about what it’s like to be a student… Continue reading

My mom, Jane, is the last person I thought would get brain cancer young, at 61. She seemed indomitable, a road warrior on a mission. As a high school English teacher, she wanted to prepare students to tackle… Continue reading

Three years ago this month, I stayed past midnight at The Crimson for the first time in order to help put the paper to bed. As I watched the negatives of the next day’s pages slide out of the processor, I was amazed… Continue reading