July 2014

Kermit T. Frog Reporting from the New Job

Yeah, so maybe that says it all. But just in case… I’m happy to report that I love my new job. The school is a neat place, much smaller than my old one, but better laid out–for me, at least. My office looks out into the main area, so I’ll never feel like I’m cut […]

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Perils of a Perfect Partner

Perils of a Perfect Partner

Do you know that person who has it all together? In high school she had the schedule of work for every course copied into her planner, and she carried that planner everywhere. Even months ahead, she knew when she was going to start and finish each assignment, and she studied daily. If you forgot to write down

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Squished

Squished

I love this time of year, and I hate it. Diving into another school year is exhilarating–and exhausting. This year it’s a bit more of both, since it’s my last time at this school. This week I work at a school with 850 students. Next week my school will have about 20 very special students.

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She’s Not a Fake!

She's Not a Fake!

A friend once told me that she felt like she wasn’t good enough at her job. She was afraid of being caught–that people would figure out she didn’t belong in her position. Her counselor had told her to put a note somewhere only she could see it, something affirming. You are good enough, maybe. Or

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A Watched Phone Never Boils

A Watched Phone Never Boils

It’s like back in the old days when people smoked in restaurants. Okay, when I smoked in restaurants. I smoked. Yes. I don’t anymore. Anyway. It was magic. We’d get our drinks, order our food, wait forever, light up cigarettes–and bam! Dinner arrived. Due to sudden issues with my place of employment, I’ve been job-hunting. I

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Holy Bookmarks, Batman!

Holy Bookmarks, Batman!

Hi. I’m KD and I have a problem. I never want to let a good site get away from me. Found it on Google? Great. But what if it doesn’t come up next time? Better bookmark it. Bookmarks are great. I love bookmarks. Folder after folder, all over my browser, tier after tier… I tried

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Captain’s Boy

A novel of the Dream’verse Donte spent his teen years orphaned and homeless in a snowbound smuggler’s port. Now he’s a university student. The hot meals are nice and everything is warmer on his new planet, but life among people is so much more complicated. With only two friends—young Jordan whom Donte tutors and the

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