An Exceedingly Honest, Slightly Unprofessional Cover/Love Letter to MyselfI’ve been too weird for every job I’ve ever had.Jan 1548Jan 1548
The Book World Often Breaks My Heart, and the Books Stitch it Back Together.I work in publishing as an editor, and I also write books and I also read lots of books. In metaphorical terms, I enjoy a well-made…Dec 31, 2024613Dec 31, 2024613
My Resistance SyllabusHere’s three books I’m reading this week that I’ve found awfully helpful in understanding how we got here and what the work ahead could be…Nov 10, 202428Nov 10, 202428
Nex, the Nex in my home, the Nex in Every Classroom, Deserves Life.There’s a lot we don’t know about Nex, the non-binary child who was killed in an Oklahoma school on February 8th. We know Nex was beaten in…Feb 20, 20242141Feb 20, 20242141
My Favorite Things (and not things) this YearBefore I share my favorite things this year, I want to share a piece of one of my favorite things ever, which is John Hodgman’s speech at a…Dec 27, 20231.3KDec 27, 20231.3K
Teacher on the SidewalkI dropped my kid off late today and saw an upset student come out of the school followed by a teacher trying to talk to him. By the time I…Dec 6, 2023304Dec 6, 2023304
This Year, Give Teachers What They Really Need: A Freaking Break.School years are starting around the country. How do I know? I’ve been witnessing the two defining seasonal phenomena:Aug 18, 20232615Aug 18, 20232615
Bad Math: How Many Rhymes is That? Quantifying the claims of rapper’s with “more rhymes than __”Claim: I’ve got more rhymes than the Bible has PsalmsJun 5, 202313Jun 5, 202313