Watching 9/11 Slip Through the Collective Memory.On September 11, 2001, I was a 24 year old, second year History teacher in a stand-alone trailer teaching Civics and Economics in a small…Sep 11, 2021Sep 11, 2021
I Picked Up the Phone To Call My Mom Today.I picked up my cell phone today and for a split second, intended to call my mother. It’s something I had done a thousand times in my life…Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
Just a Crazy Cat Lady….I have a cat. At times, I’ve had two. I don’t dress them in clothes. I don’t take them for walks on leashes or in strollers. I don’t make…Aug 28, 2021Aug 28, 2021
Why Old Navy’s BodEquality is Important.When I was a little girl, I was chubby. Back then, the word fat was thrown around a lot more easily than it is today. So I was fat. My…Aug 20, 2021Aug 20, 2021
Americans: Demanding our Rights, Shirking our Responsibilities.Americans. We love our individual freedoms. Our rights. We’ll tell you about them all day long. We’ll fly our “Don’t Tread on Me” flags…Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021
Afghanistan Was Always Going to End This Way…..There seem to be two military truths in the history of the world. 1) Invading Russia is not a good idea. 2) Intervention in Afghanistan…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Americans Don’t Want to be Disabused of Their Historical Misconceptions — Historical InterpretationChristopher Columbus “discovered” America. NOPEAug 14, 20211Aug 14, 20211
Topsail Island, Twenty-Plus Years Later…..The old bridge is gone, and a soaring new one has replaced it. And that’s pretty much true for everything I used to know here. I grew up…Aug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
Waking Up at the Beach is Good for the Soul.Waking up at the beach is good for the soul. I’m not one of those people whose “happy place” is the beach. But I do love it. I grew up an…Aug 11, 2021Aug 11, 2021
Back to School: Heading into year 22…..As a teacher, my summer break is quickly coming to an end. When I return to the classroom on August 16th, I will begin the twenty-second…Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021
