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Mar.18.2013
My final Singapore blog features a food and fun!!!!
As you may recall, last blog we were visiting the bookstore of our dreams . . .
And the one before that, had us at speaking at the Stamford American International School . . .
When members of the Singapore...
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Mar.11.2013
Last blog, we were in Singapore talking to these students about writing ...
Not only was it great meeting everyone, but Peepy and I also had a chance to do some exploring. (Squeeee!!!) If you love books, you will love BooksActually.
Ooooh, if I were a bookstore, this is...
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Mar.04.2013
Mar. 3rd, 2013 at 11:50 PM
I do a lot of school visits, like this one about a mile from my house. However, my most recent visit was 8,774 miles away from home . . .
We had a day to try to adjust to the eighteen hour time difference. So we explored some, and ate some, then ate...
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Jan.11.2013
Happy New Year! And welcome to the Year of the Snake. To kick off our celebration, I'm presenting essay 1341 on 蛇 (snake, serpent; heavy drinker). The third definition of this kanji may have a great deal to do with how you ushered in the new year!
Here's a preview of the essay:
As for...
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May.26.2010
Tim Wise's blog post about the comparisons made between Nashvillians and New Orleanians after their disasters (levees broke in New Orleans and the Cumberland River overflowed) reminded me of an essay of mine that appeared in the Spring issue of Stanford University's Black Arts Quarterly.
Carrying...
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May.25.2010
Time Wise's post prompted me to post this essay, which appeared in the 2008 Spring Issue of Black Arts Quarterly.
The night I arrived in Singapore to start my Fulbright fellowship was the day my mother and stepfather returned to New Orleans to see what broken levees had left for them. I...
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