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Day 20: A favorite cover song #BlackMusicMonth #30DayMusicChallenge
Okay, so it's impossible for me to pick ONE song for this prompt. IMPOSSIBLE. I mean, ignoring the fact that I have not picked one song for most of the other prompts, cover...
Day 19: A song that soothes you #BlackMusicMonth #30DayMusicChallenge
About ten or so years ago, when I was having a really hard time, I created a gospel playlist to help me maintain balance. And while some of those songs will make my runners-up...
Not the end, but the beginning
My semester officially ended yesterday--just in time for the summer session to start tomorrow ????????. I signed up to teach a summer creative writing workshop because it...
Soul Sick #FamiliesBelongTogether
Once, when my daughter was four, I participated in a six-week program at my undergraduate institution. It involved staying on campus overnight because not only did we...
Days 17 & 18 #BlackMusicMonth #30DayMusicChallenge
I was going to say I missed posting yesterday because I fell asleep. While that's half-true, it's (obviously) not the whole truth. I fell asleep, yes, but I also spent all day...
Leadership Potential: A reflection on my spring 2018 semester
I've submitted grades for both of my ENGL 400 courses, so I figured today was as good a day as any to do some reflection and talk about these classes. In my 7:30 a.m. class,...
Day 16: The song guaranteed to make you dance #BlackMusicMonth #30DayMusicChallenge
I thought I knew the answer to this when the prompt was first posted, but then. Then, one particular song came on more than once in the past week, and I promptly started...
Day 15: Your idea of a perfect song #BlackMusicMonth #30DayMusicChallenge
I have been participating in Naima's Black Music Month 30 Day Music Challenge over on Twitter, and it just occurred to me this morning that I should have been posting my...
Straight up reading summary this week: #IMWAYR
The semester is almost over, and I am behind. I gave myself all of today off (even though I originally planned to grade) because yesterday was so busy (book club! division...