I don't plan how to teach college classes so much as I plan how to tell them. For me, each class is a story, the students are the protagonists, and the topic is the plot arc. Stepping into class is like opening to Page 1, and there's always an activity or a question that's off enough to get them … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2017
Mouse in the House: A Tale of Fear
7:17AM and all is quiet. I spy a flash of brown across the living room. "Mouse!" I scream. I text Matt. 7:25AM. More brown. "Mouse!" I scream. I call Matt. "Mouse!" I scream into the phone. "Mouse," he deadpans back. I hear laughter in the background. "Who's laughing?" "I'm at … [Read more...]
9.18.17 Brainstorm
I volunteered to take my son, Ezra, to soccer practice so I could draft a blog on the sidelines. This is the first sentence I've written in 41 minutes and not because I'm captivated by his participation. That's a train wreck. No, I've been busy staring at the treeline - a mix of burgundy, lime, and … [Read more...]
Plus One
I just finished The Writing Life by Annie Dillard - beautifully written and from a perspective that poses book writing as an intense effort that takes 2-10 years and requires a cabin on a remote island. Writing is outside of life, writing is for the lone artist - that's one pole on the writing … [Read more...]
Negative Space
NEGATIVE SPACE = the white space that surrounds an object in an image. Just as important as that object itself, negative space helps to define the boundaries of positive space and bring balance to a composition Ask me why I wrote Lu, and I'll give you the same answer every time: to show that God … [Read more...]
