Category: teaching
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On writing: the superpower of smell
Not everything you write needs to be for other people. But if you’re writing something you want someone else to…
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The plusses of being an ADHD writer
Home Short Fiction Blog X The memory tree Attention Deficit Disorder runs so deeply in my family that I’ve wondered…
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Writing like an animator
Home Short Fiction Blog X Today I did something I’ve always wanted to do: I saw this year’s reel of…
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The storyteller’s storyteller
Home Short Fiction Blog X What happened when I decided to read a book by my mother’s literary love My…
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Christmas Eve day, 10 am. Status: Still shopping.
Home Short Fiction Blog X Christmas Eve day, 10 a.m. I have ventured into the mall to get “just one…
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Growing a confident writer
Home Short Fiction Blog X Today I had my lesson plan preempted by an eleven year old with a story…
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My 30-year literary crush
Home Short Fiction Blog X Today I taught my senior English class a lesson on my literary crush. I’ve been carrying…
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