These posts explore connections between literature and life; between tiny events and big ideas; between what I love to read and what I write about for educational publishers. Things Invisible to See lived elsewhere for years before floating free and anchoring onto Bread and Stories. - Jody
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Annie Dillard famously wrote, "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing." One Sunday morning in September I went to church, by which I mean the arboretum where I
Things Invisible to See
Or, Schrödinger's cat plots her revenge.
Things Invisible to See
“Beware of first-hand ideas!”
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Or: "Lady, I'd Move."
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Or, why we don't need advice from a guy wearing the Ring of Power.
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Some thoughts on heroes and monsters after reading Beowulf.
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Updated thoughts on why two obscurely named figures of speech matter.
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A 4th-generation Litvak American traces her roots with the help of strangers and AI.
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Or, why we are not Gregor Samsa.
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Or, there may be nothing more American than intentional communities.
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Take care of your wish. —John Ciardi, The Wish-Tree Often these days, I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep. I lie in the dark as dreams and memories, wishes and fears drift by like phosphenes. Night distorts distances and blurs
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Here is a list of five things I did last week to validate my proverbial parking space on earth. Just kidding; I’d rather share some books. Modern Masters for children: was that a good idea? Happy Birthday, [xx] year old! When my sister typed that line in a chat