“People truly engaged in life have messy houses.” ― Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen A three-day weekend is often a time of rumination and reflection. The break from work provides a means to break out of the constant state of reaction,… Read More ›
Month: May 2022
IT’S ALL LOCAL IN THE END
“The context in which a photograph is seen affects the meaning the viewer draws from it.” ― Stephen Shore, Ed.D. It seems almost derelict to write a post this week without mentioning the mass shooting in Texas. But I… Read More ›
A FOND ADIEU
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” ― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations This week Nashville lost another one of those people that have contributed so much to making the city the great place… Read More ›
IT NEVER CEASES
“Do you have a basement? We think there’s a kentuki about to die—could you go down and look?” Some people who answered still didn’t know what a kentuki was.” ― Samanta Schweblin, Little Eyes: A Novel On Wednesday, I… Read More ›
WHAT ARE WE REALLY TALKING ABOUT?
“Truth cannot be imparted,” said Kline. “It must be inflicted.” ― Brian Evenson You gotta give credit where credit is due, and Tennessee’s Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn deserves a boatload of credit, Not for what you might expect –… Read More ›
THE FORECAST CALLS FOR INCREASED TURMOIL
“I don’t think that writing, real writing, has much to do with affirming belief–if anything it causes rifts and gaps in belief which make belief more complex and more textured, more real. Good writing unsettles, destroys both the author and… Read More ›
PIERCING THE SMOKE
“After all, isn’t that the Gatsby glory of the New York dream: telling the grandest story about yourself that you could hope to have others believe in the distant hope that you’ll believe it yourself?” ― Torrey Peters, Detransition, Baby… Read More ›
PUSHING FOR THE FINISH LINE
“To love is to enter into the inevitability of one day not being able to protect what is most valuable to you.” ― Mohsin Hamid, Exit West The school year is in the home stretch now. Nashville students have… Read More ›
CLOSING THOUGHTS ON TEACHER APPRECIATION
“Some people are pretty good at hiding who they really are.” ― Holly Jackson, Good Girl, Bad Blood Today concludes Teacher Appreciation Week. Every year I swear I’m going to just politely smile and nod through it. Focus on… Read More ›
TENNESSEE TEACHER APPRECIATION
“His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair,… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 