Interconnectedness

Dear Laraine, Love Laraine

For my students at Kripalu

Questions for self-evaluation of work
Here is the handout I give my advanced students for revising. This is geared toward fiction, but I use a similar version for creative non-fiction classes. I thought this might be beneficial to some of you. Please feel free to use it in your own classes and on your own work.QUESTIONS FOR SELF-EVALUATION OF WORKView your own work with the same level of t

The Lonesome Road of Revision
'Tis the season for revisions. I just got all my edits back from Shambhala. My students are in the throes of revising their work. I adore revision, but most of the time, my classes do not. Yesterday, in my advanced fiction class, we did an in-class self-evaluation on their current revisions. (Yes, these revisions weren't really the final ones... psych!)  After about an hour, we had a chat. I thought the

The Writing Warrior
The Way of the Writing WarriorIf true freedom is going to survive within you, you have to be willing to fight for it. You have to have a sword in each hand at all times. One sword is for your own mind and the other sword is for everyone else's mind. You must be ready to use them. Anyone who wants to be truly free must be willing to stand alone in the truth.-   

The Conviction of Things Not Seen
A few weeks ago, Keith and I went to see Hector Olivera at the performance hall on campus. We went because there weren't enough tickets sold so the school was offering two for one tickets to faculty. I had never heard of Hector Olivera. I just knew I was starved for something different. How many times in one s

Faculty Development Day! Hooray!
Warning: Snarky Rant Full of Judgment and Generalizations Forthcoming. Alright. I am basically a good employee. I am a dedicated teacher. I show up when I'm supposed to. I get papers returned quickly. I am generally friendly to everyone. And, I do like my job. Until days like today, which actually have nothing to do with my job.Every few months or so it