Tag Archives: writing

Compromise, Part Two

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Amy

While in Boston I picked up a book titled, “Signing Their Rights Away; the Fame & Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution” by Denise Kiernan & Joseph D’Agnese. Throw away the history textbooks.  This is the … Continue reading →

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Storied to distraction

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Amy

The other day I was trying to find a book – can’t tell you the title because it has escaped me, but I would know it if I saw it and I know that it is somewhere in my house … Continue reading →

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The cure

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Amy

Apparently all I needed to cure seven days of a rather grouchy, out of sorts version of myself was a larger than usual dose of medicine.  In my case, “medicine” is defined as movies or good TV and books – … Continue reading →

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Enjoy the ride

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Amy

Yesterday I watched Neil Gaiman’s commencement address to the University of the Arts grads in Philadelphia.  Twice.   I may watch it again this evening.   So much of it spoke to me and my own goals and how I … Continue reading →

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The humor & pathos of personal bloggers

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Amy

I’m currently reading Jenny Lawson’s memoir “Let’s Pretend This Never Happened”.  It’s the kind of book that causes bouts of helpless laughter, made infinitely worse if you are trying to be discreet, like on the subway or in the waiting room … Continue reading →

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Book club stories

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Amy

I mentioned last month that the girls in our book club were going to write a short story to bring in for this month’s meeting.   Even though I’m a bit biased, I thought they did an amazing job.  The … Continue reading →

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On writing

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Amy

Last month at Maya’s book club we read the book “The Eiffel Tower’s Daughter”.   It was chosen primarily because its’ author was 10 years old when she wrote it,  and the girls were duly impressed.   A published author … Continue reading →

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As it turns out…

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Amy

…it’s not so easy to just NOT post.   Turns out I really enjoy writing this blog, and the act of writing it gets my creative juices flowing.   Which they were not doing earlier, as I sat in my … Continue reading →

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When in doubt, ask! (School brain will hate you for it.)

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Amy

I read a blog entry earlier today from Shannon Hayes, who posted about the decision she made to go from unschooling to using a curriculum for math and writing with her 8 year old daughter.   It was very thought … Continue reading →

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Reading for fun

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Amy

I spent some time in Barnes & Noble this afternoon, picking up a book for Ben and looking for another for Maya.    Both my kids love to read and so we spend an inordinate amount of time in bookstores and … Continue reading →

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