"I know we don't need it, but it's still pretty cool." -IKEA shopper I'm wondering about the reactions of the shoppers as we sit here in a living room set writing. Do they think we're store employees? Paid actors? Squatters? Performance artists? I imagine writing in this space as a quiet protest against the necessity … Continue reading Writing at Ikea
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10am at Amelie’s Bakery
Bride to be in white wedding dress and teal shoes drapes over an armchair Photographer and assistant flutter around Someone wryly offers "I got married at the courthouse" A woman in a steel neck and head brace converses with companions A three year old asks her dad, "Are you going to write with me?" Jeweled-tone … Continue reading 10am at Amelie’s Bakery
Review of the Energy to Teach
I'll be attending the National Writing Project Invitational Summer Institute for Teachers at UNC Charlotte for the next several weeks. I'm planning to post some of the writing I do for it here. You can also follow the twitter tag #unccwp. Below is a review of Don Graves' The Energy to Teach. Recently Anne-Marie Slaughter's article, … Continue reading Review of the Energy to Teach
In For Good 