
The Case for “Messed Up” Stories
There was a time in my career when the father of one of my students (in a different decade and a different state) requested a
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There was a time in my career when the father of one of my students (in a different decade and a different state) requested a
I am often mute in the face of injustice, unwilling to risk my relative comfort in the face of fear and chaos. After all, going
A spring evening, it began to rain. It was the soft rain that lulls one to sleep at night, the kind of rain that reminds
Cara and I went home last summer to see my dad. Going home is different since my mom died. We’re navigating new territory and creating
It was the last Friday of the school year when I pulled two freshmen out of study hall for a conversation. They first looked at me
I left for college on a Sunday afternoon in August, crawling into a Thunderbird with three other students, waving goodbye to parents and siblings, and
Last Sunday, I went to church with my dad. We entered through the back door, avoiding the social banter in the foyer. And I immediately