A wonderful painting hangs on the wall of my office. This gift from my lovely wife is a reproduction of Millais’ The Boyhood of Raleigh, and I hope it continues […]
Choose Your Own Adventure: Learning to Write
My oldest daughter hated writing until she was nine years old. She picked up Deborah Hopkinson’s picture book A Boy Called Dickens because she recognized the imaginative illustrations of John […]
Maker of Mountain Lions
It’s one thing to read about mountain lions from the comfort of the car, squinting at a faded placard outside of Henry Coe State Park. The plaque made it clear: […]
Adult Amnesia
I’ve self-diagnosed myself with adult amnesia. Maybe I made that term up, but I think it’s a real problem. I have trouble remembering what it’s like to be a kid. […]
To the Everyday Artists
On the side of a county road stands a large wooden sign. It is obviously hand-painted, a protest sign against some proposed government measure. It is eye-catching however, because the […]
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