LITClub – The Classics Hidden in Food and Friends
Shakespeare. Chaucer. The Old Man and the Sea. Despite the brilliance of these writers and their works, I’d venture that plenty of kids at high school view them with loathing. I know I did. Well, Chaucer, at least. Sorry, Geoff 🙂 Fortunately, there are many ways to...Half Way To A Dog
I can’t believe this. I went away to the DFW Writer’s Conference for the weekend, and when I got back, certain people in the house had hatched a plan to adopt a well-trained, 8 year-old, Siberian Husky from some friends of ours. I apparently did have a...HALF A MILLION PEOPLE
I’ve been flat out busy this past week, so forgive me for this rushed (and late) post. I have a broader post that will go into the data in the post in more detail, but it’ll have to wait another week. I just want to say something, because The American...Kids Across the Country Will Hate Me
If you didn’t dial a friends phone number for twelve weeks, would you remember it? If you didn’t get out of bed for twelve weeks, would you be able to walk? If you didn’t speak for twelve weeks, you you be able to give a talk? So why do we give kids...Alexander Luthier And Keeping Your Eyes On The Score
A month ago I wrote about the moment when the crew of an SR-71 were king of the hill. Now the Blackbird was pretty much king of the hill for all its life, but that was a special, smile inducing moment, and I asked if anyone else had had such a moment. One of the...Nigel Blackwell
Nigel Blackwell was born in rural Oxfordshire in England. He has a love of books, a PhD in Physical Chemistry, and a black belt in pointing out the obvious. As a teenager he toured Europe, and hasn't stopped traveling since. He loves seeing the wonders of the world and meeting the people in it, and hasn't been anywhere that doesn't have the potential for a story. He now lives in Texas with his wife and daughter, where they enjoy the sunshine and listen to the coyotes howl at night.