Definition of racist (Entry 1 of 2): of, relating to, or characterized by racism: such as a: having, reflecting, or fostering the belief that race (see RACE entry 1 sense 1a) is a fundamental determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race source: … [Read more...] about The anti-Racist Teacher
Reflection
2,367 Days Since We Talked
12.26.14 Saturday, November 22nd, 2014,was 6 years, 5 months, 24 days ago.It has been77 months since I heard your voice;338 weeks since I watched you sleep;2,367 days since we talked;56,802 hours since we laughed;3,408,163 minutes that it's hurt to breathe;204,489,786 seconds that I have missed you.[source: HowLongAgoGo.com] This is what 2,367 days looks like all written … [Read more...] about 2,367 Days Since We Talked
The Sink Is Lava
The simple truth is my go to state is slob. It's all in the bits crammed into bits in the infinite gift that is my ADHD brain. That and my patron saint is Bill, protector of them that think if it is worth doing, it is worth overdoing. This is not mine. I read it in a daily calendar spiral daybook based on a cartoon or comic strip. Maybe it was Cathy. I confess to being the … [Read more...] about The Sink Is Lava
Do One Thing
It's better when I don't have Doctor Who playing in my ears when I'm trying to write. Not that there is anything wrong with Doctor Who. I just can't properly write if there are other people's words running through my brain. I need to hear the sound of my own words. While I have been able to do both, I think I must have really been crazy spinning to have needed the external … [Read more...] about Do One Thing
Write said or Said Joe
I am making an executive decision to keep the title "Write," said Joe. Because even though it is a title, and "said" should be capitalized, I like the way it reads like a line of dialog in a story. Also because it took me a long time, many revisions, commas, periods, exclamation points, to come to "Write," said Joe. … [Read more...] about Write said or Said Joe