My brother is sending me pictures. He’s sending me pictures of matriarchs sitting on a porch talking intently as the setting sun lights up their faces. And he’s sending me pictures of sons and daughters. And of sunlight glistening on the water just beyond the dock. He’s sending me these, you see, because he knows I […]
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Wondrous Machine
Wed, 8 Aug 2018, 06:05 PM (-06:00)
There’s this machine in the school office. It laminates things. I can report that as of this morning, I have laminated many things: two USGS geographical maps of the Copernicus and Kepler craters on the moon, a high resolution photo-poster of the surface of the sun, a cartoonish rocket ship, a drawing of a Mercury […]
In Eight Days
Tue, 7 Aug 2018, 05:30 PM (-06:00)
She stood at the front of the room speaking into a microphone. It had been a long day, and she was a good speaker to end it with. She was talking about reaching English language learners. “In eight days,” she said, “the children are coming. You have to be ready!” There was some nervous laughter. […]
Lucky For That Owl
Sun, 5 Aug 2018, 08:05 PM (-06:00)
“There is an owl in the birdbath outside my window,” I signaled Trudy. I proceeded to update her on its every move. I was fascinated, since although we’ve had Eastern Screen Owls in our trees for years, I’ve never seen one on the ground. The owl hopped out of the birdbath and onto the bench, […]
Making Coffee
Sun, 5 Aug 2018, 07:41 PM (-06:00)
1. The Advice I stood in the faculty work room making coffee. Day four of professional development was about to start, and my coffee cup was empty. He with the first empty cup makes the coffee. So there I was. I am new to this place, and had not yet made coffee. I looked down at the […]