Tomorrow is the first day of school. Twenty-four hours from the time I’m writing this, I’ll be with my new students, sharing stories of summer, working out classroom expectations, and starting to form the bonds that will make us - for nine or so months anyway - a sort of family. Unfortunately, I’m not ready. …
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Of Birds and Acorns
It’s a quiet, cloudy, Sunday morning. There’s the kind of calm in the air that suggests the strong, green embrace of summer will soon give way to the weaker, multi-hued hug of autumn. The only sounds are the dull hum of insects, the gentle snore of my dog, and the low rumble of cars pulling …
Daily Care Package for Friday, July 7, 2023
Care Package: 1. A parcel of food, money, or luxury items sent to a loved one who is away. 2. A digital gathering of cultural touchstones on ethandezotelle.com, put together to brighten your day a bit. POEM: Prayer of the Shy Forest by Jennifer L. KnoxAs a child, when I closed my eyes to pray …
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An Unsolicited Commencement Address To the Graduating Class of 2022
“What a long, strange trip it’s been.” When Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter, and Bob Weir – otherwise known as the Grateful Dead – wrote those words 52 years ago, they perfectly described America’s tumultuous journey through the 1960s. The Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, the Kennedy and King assassinations, the …
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Nineteen Kiddos
Nineteen kiddos aren’t being jostled out of bed this morning. They aren’t rubbing their eyes, complaining for just a few more minutes of sleep. They aren’t grumbling as they stumble into the bathroom. Nineteen kiddos aren’t getting dressed this morning. They aren’t leaving their pajamas in the middle of the bedroom floor for someone else …
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