teaching dream, one of a thousand #39
It was the first day, I didn’t have a plan, I didn’t have texts, and I was being observed. I was getting to know individual students. I liked them--they were a loud bunch, older than usual, less...
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I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.--Jane AustinWar is a time of heightened masculinity when women disappear off the public stage except...
View Articleart #40
I like art to make me see things in a new way and make me think, but it can be beautiful at the same time. I like new kinds of beauty, resonant. I like some conceptual art (and made some as an...
View Articleturning 30 #40
I was so scared. It’s not death, because I know how death can strike at any time. It’s that people think 30 year olds should have a real job and know what they’re doing—I don’t have a real job, or know...
View ArticleDH Lawrence quote #40
This is what I believe. That I am I. That my soul is a dark forest. That my known self will never be more than a little clearing in the forest. That gods come forth from the forest into the clearing of...
View Articlephilosophy #41
Philosophy is like trying to get pregnant by talking on the phone. –Laura-Marie
View ArticleMelanie #41
I was the smartest girl, from Kindergarten through second grade, at my small school, where we wore dresses every day. I read more, did math better, wrote well. I was the smartest girl except for one,...
View Articletomato rice #41
Of course you like garlic--we all do. You might think this recipe looks boring, and you want to put garlic in it. Well, you can, but it would be a new dish. As it is, tomato rice is all about the...
View Articlemore about my religion #41
One of the reasons that I respect Vedanta is that it’s non-recruiting. Visitors are welcome, but there is no missionary work. This is important to me because I need to practice a religion that views...
View Articletwo dreams from #41
the blue gloveI dropped one of my blue gloves into the river far, far below. I asked a little girl to get it for me, because the river was so shallow there, and I could see it. I was too tired / busy...
View Articlebook reviews #42
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David SedarisThis book kept me company while I wasn’t feeling well. It’s essays—non-fiction memoir—many of them about being a kid, family, growing up gay....
View Articleprison visit #42
My cousin S is in prison in Susanville. We wanted to go visit him there, so we applied months ago and got approval. Saturday was the big day. We woke up at 5:30 in the morning and left at about 6:30....
View Articlepumpkin pancakes #42
2 cups whole wheat flour3/4 cup brown sugar4 tsp baking powder3 tsp cinnamonregular can canned pumpkin1 1/4 cup milk or soymilk1/4 cup vegetable oil or melted butter3 eggs1 tsp vanillaStir all...
View Articleplagiarism #42
When I was in high school, I plagiarized a paper for Driver’s Ed. I feel most guilty for the way it must have made my teacher feel. Now that I’ve been a teacher, I know how it hurts when your student...
View Articlebroccoli soup #43
Lately I’ve been cooking and baking a lot. This broccoli soup Erik loves very much, and I love it too. broccoli soup2 heads of broccoli, broken up1 or 2 chopped red onionsabout 6 cloves of garlic2...
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Sac Icarus Group
The Icarus Project radical mental health by and for the mad communitysupport group / discussion group for people with bipolar disorder and other dangerous giftsEmail robotmad@gmail.comfor info about...
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