Unit 3: Creative Nonfiction Writing (A Year-End Reflection)

When Friday gets here, I will officially be done with my first year of teaching. My first year of instructing the bright minds of America’s future leaders… Hopefully. That is, if I did my job well. Or, if they have any ambition. That remains to be seen with certain students. I’ve learned a lot this […]

Arithmophobia, or, Why Math Sucks (And is Also Awesome)

Math is my nemesis. It is the Luther to my Superman, the Decipticon to my Bumblebee, the Mojo Jojo to my Buttercup. I feel like most writers can empathize with the struggle to control numbers, as we use the right side of our brain to do really complex things like write beautiful sentences, paint-by-numbers, and […]