Monthly Archives: April 2010

I wish this was a story about trampolines. A couple weeks ago, I was the guest speaker at a writing event for 3rd-12th graders. It was great. I even saw parents nodding along with my talk. One guy came up … Continue reading →

When you’re from Nebraska, you expect “small world” stories all the time. There’s one degree of separation between people–two, max–but sometimes the degree is so close and unexpected that it knocks you out. This morning I called my hometown to … Continue reading →

Gunn High School in Palo Alto CA had some serious tragedies: student suicides. People jumped in front of trains. And who showed up to help them in their grief, and to protest the fact that they’re a diverse, inclusive school? … Continue reading →

Friends! This is National Library Week! And who is on the banner from the American Library Association for National Library Week? Neil Gaiman, my literary crush (who, when I saw him last September, had bedhead and frayed cuffs on his … Continue reading →

The other day when I was driving to school, I saw guys like the ones in the photo, Mormons out trying to spread their Word. But they weren’t doing that. They were jumping their bikes off curbs, laughing, and being … Continue reading →

After my rant yesterday, I decided to shape up my act. And really, that rant was mild. Monday night I scared my class when I ranted about haters (or asshats, as I unkindly called them). Last night I hated on … Continue reading →

It is so tempting to hate on haters. But if I do that, does it make me any different than them? Probably not. So today is about awareness instead. First, the folks in Mississippi faked out Constance and her date. … Continue reading →