Here’s a rewrite of a book review I wrote on Sapphire’s ‘The Kid’ last November: For those of you who aren’t familiar, Sapphire is the author of ‘Push’ (later reprinted as ‘Precious,’ after the movie). I read ‘Push’ back in college and even though it was at times hard to read, I read it, and … Continue reading »
Posted in January 2012 …
lost and found.
I’m disgusted with the way that my son constantly loses things. His hat, his belt, his books, his glasses, his lunchbox. I write his name in EVERYTHING and then I pick him up after school and lo and behold, he had it but he can’t find it. We look all over the classroom, the cafeteria, … Continue reading »
book review >> the hunger games
So, for the Big Read my school is kicking off at the end of the month, I’m reading Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games.’ Everyone at our school will get a copy of the book, along with activities and journal entries to accompany the book. I couldn’t be more pleased at the choice of the … Continue reading »
someday you will ache like i ache.
It’s been hard. It’s been hard to keep track of anything, including my own thoughts. Likes, dislikes. Time. Posting here. This isn’t a post really. It isn’t a confession. I am sitting here watching ‘The Bachelor’ the words are now flowing from my heart to my fingers to my laptop. The truth is I’ve been … Continue reading »
