(featured image is from jinnart.deviantart.com and has nothing to do with this post, but I just thought it was super, super amazing) When I was reading and writing all the time? For fun? Yeah, those days seem long ago. First day of Spring Break and I’m pulling out the grading. Le Sigh. It is what it is. … Continue reading »
And in truth, I’m hanging on by a thread. It’s always a little nuts around this time (end of third quarter, grading and getting work done), but it’s more so this year for me. I’m stage manager for the Spring production of Evita. Yes. A high school production of Evita, and believe it or not, … Continue reading »
A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams (who was not from Tennessee, by the way). Another reread. And also again for teaching it in my American Literature class. I finished it awhile ago, but wanted to get through the discussion with my students before I posted. I don’t have a group of adults locally to … Continue reading »
I was required to read Their Eyes Were Watching God my senior year of high school in AP Literature & Composition. That was my year. The year I realized I liked English class. Up until that point I knew I liked reading and such, but I’d never thought about doing anything in English (I was going to … Continue reading »
Over at Brinda Berry (another Etopia Press YA author)’s blog. It’s a terrific interview. I loved her questions. Well, I’m back in Illinois. As of last night. What a drive: eleven hours. And I left Margie (my dog if you’re new here) back with my parents for a few months because I have some trips … Continue reading »
Wow, that title is just an example of the excellent use of English that I have. Lol. Anyway, I wanted to take a break from grading. Over on the right side of my page, scroll down a bit, there’s a link called ‘Authorgraph.’ WHICH (sorry, I’m excited about this) is where you can request an … Continue reading »
It’s finals week which on some levels gives me a whole lot of free time at work, but it’s not really free as there is always, ALWAYS grading to be done. But I’m taking a break because I think my students would appreciate my brain being a bit more sharp than it is at the … Continue reading »
Less than two weeks away from finals, so I’ll use that excuse for my lack of communication. If anyone is interested, the giveaway for Phase is still going on over at Goodreads. Just finished reading Howl’s Moving Castle which was only a $1.99 on Amazon a few days ago. I’d seen the movie and enjoyed it, but … Continue reading »
In addition to teaching the various classes I teach, I have also taken on an independent study with one student. We decided to do Jane Austen’s novels. I had only read two: Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice. I had tried to read both Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park, but hadn’t been able to motivate myself … Continue reading »
Although the month is right, the weather is just teasing us with it being autumn. A few cool (relative to the 90 degree weather from earlier) days, then bam, back up to low 80s. It’s evil and I can almost hear the weather gods laughing maniacally. School keeps me busy, the stack of grading and … Continue reading »
