I have been mulling and researching what I thought was a great idea: “If you buy one of my books from my website, I’ll give a copy of that same book to…”
I want the recipient to be to someone who would truly benefit from the gift. Knowing who that someone is, however, has become much harder than I thought it would.
We are told, when we resear [...]
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Which charitable organization would b...
I have been mulling and researching what I thought was a great idea: “If you buy one of my books from my website, I’ll give a copy of that same book to…”
I want the recipient to be to someone who would truly benefit from the gift. Knowing who that someone is, however, has become much harder than I thought it would.
We are told, when we resear [...]
What is Religion?
Today I begin teaching a seminar on World Religions to 10th graders. I’ll begin by asking this question: What is religion?
More specifically, what is divinity? What does the word “sacred” mean? Does religion offer a sense of meaning to human existence? Or is it the tie that binds a community together? Is it something our human psycholog [...]
WriteSpa #71 – Transitions
I wonder whether we pay enough attention to the delicate time of transitioning from one thing to the next. Moving from playtime to bedtime can bring on a tantrum. Moving from one job to another… (more…)
The Quest: Stories for Young Readers
What happens when students read a tale about one of the knights of King Arthur’s Round Table? What happens when they write one?… (more…)
Around the World by Mistake
Around the World by Mistake
By Jane Winslow Eliot
In the summer of 1963 Jane and Alexander Eliot put the last of their money onto a trip around the world: a Yugoslav freighter that was scheduled to deliver all sorts of exotic goods from Rijecka to Osaka and then back again. They trusted to fate that they could pick up the pieces of their free [...]
An Interesting And Different Book
If you are tired of the same old storyline then try this one. This is a story of a sensual spa withouut any actual sex. Add in a little mystery and a splash of Romance and you have a quick interesting read ........and different.
