After a spurt of inspiration almost two years ago (July-August 2016), I became distracted (as is my habit) and moved on to other projects. My inspiration was to use this blog to finally “really” write my book about teaching writing. It’s now been two years … and I had another spurt of inspiration yesterday. I… Continue reading →
My grandson Miles, age 7, spent a few days with us in Brookings last week while his brother and sister were away at “sleepover” camp. Miles had a chance to experience some of the differences between life in the San Francisco Bay area and a tiny coastal town in southern Oregon. We’re hoping that he… Continue reading →
As I move forward with this blog, I realize that I’ve been writing two books at the same time for many years. The other one is called Growing Leaders: Learning Environment for the 21st Century and I started a blog for that one on April 2, 2014. My first post was called “On First Drafts”… Continue reading →
This is a good example of why I’m excited about starting this website. I put this list together for my first Learning to Write / Writing to Learn workshop for the Santa Anita Reading Council on February 9, 1999. It’s a good example of something I would like to include in this book, but it… Continue reading →
I met with a friend this morning who presented me with a copy of her new book! I haven’t been in touch with her since we left Brookings last November .. and in that short period of time she has tangible evidence of what can happen when someone decides to focus on a single project… Continue reading →
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