Normally, I write off-line before I post something here. Although it may not seem like it, I look at what I’ve written two or three…
In the days of the early space explorations, I imagined the possibility of an astronaut being cut free from the mother ship (duh) by in…
I kind of have a break in my afternoon after having spent most of the day reading students’ essays, one set on the changes they…
Carra and I enjoy having our blogs intersect and play off each other. Rather than comment on my post, she’ll read what I write and…
I’m engaging in a little avoidance writer here (blogs are clearly great for that). I had two experiences yesterday (actually four) that have to do…
Below is a note to a friend. We were writing to each other about vulnerability–a consequence of a research and writing assignment I and my…
This is far from an original thought (and yes, I am aware of iterative theory). It’s probably a mix of Marx, W.C. Allee, and Steinbeck (who,…
A student sent me the following note (I have her permission to post it): Dr. Peckham, I want to let you know what’s going on…
I thought the personal essay below was a good example of the new writing movement within the expansive genre of the personal essay. Athough I…
Teacher NarrativeThis morning, I want to begin with an apology: when I wrote my last blog (before I edited it), I was feeling a little…