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“Mister,” she whispered from a table just a few feet away from where I stand. It was the end of the day. Many of the students had been testing in the morning. And now we were done with the lesson that I had forced upon them in spite of their fatigue. ‘Mister,” she whispered again. […]

He told me he has to start bringing his MacBook, which instantly got my attention. “Really?” I said. “How long have you had it?” “Just a few days.” “Really!? Is it like … an M2 or M3?” “It’s like one of those,” he said, pointing to our shelf of workbooks. And so now I’m swimming […]

This might be a good time to grab a phone or camera. The Texas Star and Pink Evening Primrose and Mealy Blue Sage and Salvia Greggii and the last vestiges of the Giant Spiderwort blossoms are dancing in the breeze. The Nuthatches and Wrens and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are singing in the trees. It has warmed […]

Izzy was the first to notice the growing darkness. She came out from under the bushes where she had been investigating some shenanigans. She looked up and asked to be held.  The Wrens started singing their evening song. And then with only moments to go, the clouds grew thick, and we could no longer see […]

They sat in arrayed desks, a few moving when asked to make sure they were not sitting next to anyone from their school. They had pencils and pens in front of them and nothing else. I passed out a folded sheet of paper. The proctor told them not to unfold it until the competition began. He […]