Live With Flair

Everywhere I go, I ask. I want to learn from people. During a blood draw, at the grocery store, with students: I ask what they’ve

I love watching other people feel cozy. Last night, I attend a college Bible study of girls reading Guarded by Christ. I arrive at the leader’s

Today I hear someone announce that “the coast is clear” when ushering students into the classroom. I can’t remember the last time I used the

Last night, I watch the 1987 Danish film, Babette’s Feast (it won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film that year). I hear the

Every once in a while, I remember to pick up some barrel pickles if I see them at a grocery story that imports delicious pickles.

For the final assignment for my advanced writers at Penn State–after moving through signature stories, controversy and persuasion, opinion pieces, and professional materials for job

I love the day before the leaf blowers come, before the families with their rakes assemble, and before the autumn wind swirls and winter snow

I show my students the research regarding the importance of teaching information in order to retain that knowledge. In fact, if you study with the

Today, fluffy white globs fell upon our neighborhood. Snow! We haven’t even raked our yard from falling autumn leaves, and the snow dared to come

I love the moment when a student wants to improve an essay after the grade comes in—not for a higher grade or for any other