Originally posted on The Literary Life:
I talk to people all the time—inside and outside of academia—who don’t have the faintest sense of why it’s so hard to make a living teaching…
It’s Not Your Fault (You Don’t Suck)
“Alfred Ring Park,” a video poem
by Heather Jones I make my online Creative Writing class do a video poem, and so I felt I should do one myself. I wrote the first draft of the poem at Alfred […]
Renaissance Person
The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers…       —William Wordsworth I was listening to a […]
A Jealous Dog is a Teachable Dog (don’t do this to your mate)
So I quit my plum of a high school teaching post (I job I loved with people I love) to spend more time writing. Although my bank account is dwindling, my commitment to unpaid work is […]
Caution: Graduation Season Ahead
By Susan Lilley Graduation Season: a primer for parents whose kids are headed to (loud intake of breath) college. Originally published in Parentwin.com These days, kids “graduate” a lot. Cap and gown ceremonies […]
An Introduction to Meditation
Hey friends! This is the first in a series on meditation. You—yes you—can meditate. You don’t have to “clear your mind,” and there are a lot of different ways to do it […]
On “tough love” and your fat friend’s health.
“When I feel disconnected from my body, I don’t take care of it. When I embrace my body, when I appreciate what it does for me, I do. Learning not to hate […]
Let’s Call It Kindness
—by Giselle Haas Yes, political correctness can be annoying…in the same way that learning how to say “please” before Mom gives you your lunch or actually having to walk to a bathroom […]
Seed the Future: Katie’s Vlog April 25 2016
Some thoughts on meditation, community, and accepting our weirdness.
Being A Girl: A Brief Personal History of Violence
Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
1. I am six. My babysitter’s son, who is five but a whole head taller than me, likes to show me his penis. He does it…
