“You know, they straightened out the Mississippi River in places, to make room for houses and liveable acreage. Occasionally, the river floods those places. “Floods” is the word they use, but in fact it is not flooding; it is remembering. Remembering where it used to be.” –Toni Morrison, The Site of Memory This month, like the…Continue Reading If Writing is Breathing Out, Reading is Breathing In.
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Write Anyway
The biggest barrier to writing, for me, and I suspect many other teachers and students, is myself. I am the one who mocks my ideas, who recommends I go do something else instead, and who lines up all the reasons why I should not be a writer. I haven’t caught anyone else doing this to…Continue Reading Write Anyway