Congratulations to Qbit, Xenia and revivedwriter for participating in last week’s challenge! On to this week’s challenge! It’s mid-October. Halfway to Halloween. The leaves have begun their kaleidoscope of color. This week, write a haikai poem about fall foliage. You can reference the image or use the word […]
Autumn Saturday the joy of drafting this week’s IEPs (Author’s note: an IEP stands for individual education program, a mandatory document (of at least 10-15 pages) for each student that receives special education services in the US.)
A Burger King Conversation “I used to stop in New Paltz after class for these chicken sandwiches.” “No wonder you were so fat!” Thruway rest stop after seventeen years still newlyweds
In Memoriam 9/11/17 I can almost forget. Almost, but never. The impact of the second plane. The plumes of black smoke. The bodies falling through the sunny sky. The rumble. The towers’ collapse. The enveloping white cloud filled with asbestos and powdery debris. Later, the candle memorials. The […]
Naked Inattention We change from gym in the boy’s bathroom — talking about something that grabs my undivided attention. We walk down the gray-brown granite hallway to our first-grade class. We step inside. All of my classmates laugh. Because I returned wearing no pants. fleeing up the hall— […]
Husband, Father, Writer, Teacher. American Haijin. Because Haikai matters!
