BOOKS

THE LIT PRIZE

Now that I am officially retired, one of the traditions I will miss is acting as a bookie and taking bets from my students on the Nobel...

ON THE ROAD (Episode# 4) "Wise Men Fish Here" (Continued)

In the last post, I discussed a key cultural attribute of a vibrant New York City--its love affair with bookstores. Actually, there were...

ON THE ROAD (Episode # 3) "Wise Men Fish Here"

I had written recently about trips with students into NYC, primarily to see theatre. But I often added museums or movies to the trips...

TINKER, TAILOR (THE REREADING SERIES PART 3)

After rereading John LeCarre's espionage thriller The Spy Who Came in from the Cold to great satisfaction, I decided to pick up my...

MY LIFE AT SEA (THE REREADING SERIES PART 2)

My actual sailing experience is limited to a few excursions on a sailboat on Long Island Sound. I have, however, gone back a few times...

NOT JAMES BOND (THE REREADING SERIES-PART I)

Now that I am squarely in my dotage, I thought it would be interesting to revisit some of the books I loved in my younger days. Perhaps...

THE POWER OF WORDS

I've had the good fortune to have met many wonderful poets through the years, including John Hollander, Stanley Kunitz, Sharon Olds,...

READING LIST

I was involved in a discussion recently, probably in response to various Ray Bradbury tributes (see earlier entry), about those books...

GOLDEN APPLE OF THE SUN

Curiosity, the newly landed Mars rover, took a short drive today on a Martian plain that will forever be known as Bradbury Landing. NASA...

BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN (LUCKY BRUCE)

My learned brother-in-law, Pat, sent me as a Christmas gift a copy of Bruce Jay Friedman's memoir Lucky Bruce. I believe I introduced him...

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Back in 2011, a school administrator asked me if I'd like to start a blog. I thought it was an intriguing offer that would give me the opportunity to discuss cultural questions that I couldn't necessarily work into class discussions. Plus, it offered me the chance to discuss many of the wonderful experiences I've had in more than forty years in and out of the field of education. I have enjoyed sharing my views with my students and have learned from their responses.

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