The dog ate my homework…
…or, Is it Wednesday Already? I’m sorry for the blogging fail! This past weekend was a long one (holiday Monday), and while I knew today was Wednesday, I also kind of thought it was Tuesday. How’s that...
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Hi, all. I’ve been holed up this week with one viral kid and one teething one. I’ll see you on the other side, wherever and whenever that happens to be!
View ArticleGrit and pathos
Hello, friends. On Friday, I was over at Nineteenteen, blogging about the history of the London Foundling Hospital – essentially the first charity orphanage in a huge city rife with abandoned babies...
View ArticleInspiration
Hello friends, and apologies for being late with this post. There’s no good reason, except that my son had a PD Day at school on Monday, so I didn’t realize that yesterday was Blogging Day until, well,...
View ArticleCaroline Heldman’s Sexy Lie
Hello, friends. You may have seen this already but this week, I wanted to highlight Caroline Heldman’s crisp, powerful TEDx Talk, “The Sexy Lie”. In thirteen engaging minutes, Heldman defines...
View ArticleRethinking Richard
Hello, friends. Have you been following the recent news about the identification of Richard III’s bones? History nerds all over the world (your humble blogger included) are jumping for joy. The past is...
View ArticleHoliday lag
Hello, friends. Things are a little a lot crazy around here right now. For this week only, my regular post will go up on Thursday (when I’ve had a chance to write it). See you tomorrow!
View ArticleThe Haul
Hello, friends. I hope you’re having beautiful, restful, joyful holidays! This week, I want to gloat over my recent haul of books. My birthday falls soon after Christmas and while this is sometimes a...
View ArticleArrogance and folly
Hello, friends. Earlier this month, I started writing Part 3 of Monsoon Season. I’m trying to be less secretive about my work-in-progress, so today I’m posting an excerpt from this week’s work. It...
View ArticleFarewell blog, hello newsletter
Hello there, I’m taking an indefinite blog hiatus. Feel free to wander around the blog archives (Things I Do, Things I Read, Things I Write). And if you’d like to keep in touch, please sign up for my...
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