Those of us who have been teachers and/or wannabe authors before everyone was an author (see the note yesterday re: artists)–I know I’m treading on my commoner sensibility here, always a tension in me–remember there…
Posts tagged mark twain
The Birthday of Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain
Honestly, this one passed without recognition until a good friend asked me if I might post something today about it. I was somewhat surprised to be reminded how much of his life was lived in…
Claims on Belief: The Greatest Show on Earth
My son is studying James Whitcomb Riley for school. Hoosier Poet or Children’s Poet depending on which books you like of his. In reality he appears to have been a very amazing comedian and story-teller. …
True Education: Huck’s River, Against the Banks
I’ve been chatting with my friend Eric, who is a teacher, about Huckleberry Finn and we were discussing the difficulty of actually reading this greatest and most seminal of American novels (as Hemingway opined, though…