writing often reads simply but communicates complex ideas. It has precision and power. In most cases, this comes from painstaking reworking. I’m a big fan of reading aloud. Once I have a complete draft of a post, I always read the whole thing out. It’s amazing what your ear catches...
Fenian John O’Leary said O’Gorman had not played a role in nationalist affairs since 1848 and dismissed his Irishness as “the ornamental, oratorical, Patrick’s Day line of business”. In their essay The Pauper and the Politician, Kerby Miller and Bruce Boling say O’Gorman profited from...
December 7, 1941: A Day Which Will Live in Infamy Redux ’24 Posted onDecember 4, 2024 Reply It’s time to Break It Down! In 2011, in observance of the 70th Anniversary of the Pearl Harbor bombing by Japan, I wrote the following post. The now 83rd Anniversary, which we will commemo...
Brethren, the forces haven’t abated towards this end, just because msm and even so-called alternative media etc do not report on events world over, these events are still going on; Africa, South and North America, the Asiatic, Europe, Eastern Europe, the ME and elsewhere are saturated ...
It occurs a few months later when I read the poem back aloud and I am moved. At this vantage I am able to engage with the poem the way the reader would, as I am detached from my writing self. The poem almost occurs as a new thing. Not all the poems that I write survive this ...
In the rain forest, students uncover many amazing surprises as they learn the importance of pollination in the life cycle of the cocoa tree. Teachers will enjoy reading aloud this adventure of Mrs. Frizzle, which challenges students to uncover the mystery of the bare cocoa trees. They'll learn...
I think my picture book is an excellent Read Aloud story about inclusion and appreciation of diversity which are fundamental values for a peaceful environment in the classrooms but also in our shrinking world. This book also gave me an opportunity to explain my own faith not only to other ...
November 2024 round up The last round up – or the penultimate round up, depending on how you look at it – of the year! What I read I am at 143/150 (having added the one I proof-read as it is out now – more on that, later) so I should make my goal – just! Goodreads sa...
“I am the world crier, & this is my dangerous career… I am the one to call your bluff, & this is my climate.” —Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972)
) in July of 2024. So I suppose you could say it took me two and a half years to actually write it, including the detailed research. I do not write every single day, however. I have a life, and I’m a polio survivor, so I have to take care of myself and avoid fatigue as ...