Read more about the article I didn’t respond to a stranger’s unsolicited manuscript for 48 hours, so his angry response was probably justified. Right?

I didn’t respond to a stranger’s unsolicited manuscript for 48 hours, so his angry response was probably justified. Right?

On Wednesday of this week, I received an email from someone whom I don’t know. This is the entirety of his message, excluding his name and the attached Word document.…

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Read more about the article A student wrote something that made me cry while reading it aloud. And thanks to the rules of my “Make your teacher cry” contest, my tears were caught on video.

A student wrote something that made me cry while reading it aloud. And thanks to the rules of my “Make your teacher cry” contest, my tears were caught on video.

For the past five years, I have offered a challenge to my fifth-grade students: Write something that makes me cry. The contest was born from Sharon Creech’s Love That Dog,…

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Read more about the article 23 jobs I seriously considered at one point in my life (and still do with a few exceptions)

23 jobs I seriously considered at one point in my life (and still do with a few exceptions)

Firefighter Attorney Clown Postal carrier Professional arm wrestler Bartender High school English teacher Standup comedian Minister Historian Waiter President of the United States Librarian Sociologist Sportswriter Therapist Behavioral economist Bookstore…

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Read more about the article Why do I blog? Because it’s nearly led to national television, and it still might. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Why do I blog? Because it’s nearly led to national television, and it still might. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

I’ve been blogging for over ten years now. Every single day for more than a decade, I have sat down and written something for a blog. Before this blog, there…

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