Old Postcards & My Book Resolution

January 10, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’m knee deep today in organizing for the spring semester, but I wanted to take a quick coffee break to show you these two gems I came across in my collection today. I love old postcards, and as I’m getting back to the simpler things in life, and am much happier for doing so, letter […]

Dickens Is Missing

September 10, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’ll make this one short and sweet. Where the hell is Dickens? My son is now a senior in high school, and all this time I’ve been waiting with anticipation each year to see which books have been selected for the high school English classes for the year. I am sad to report that now, […]

All The Books We Want to Read | Building Your Summer Reading List

March 18, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

*** Today is my last weekday of spring break, and I’m about to finish up some spring cleaning and attack some final grading. Additionally, I stacked up my summer reading list; that is, I have made a pile of books I want to read this summer. It gives me something to look forward to—seriously. I […]

Good News: Teens and Young Adults Are Reading

October 26, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

* * * In an article dated Wednesday, October 24, from The Baltimore Sun by Reuters, apparently teens & college-age adults are reading, and folks in their 30s are the largest percentage of those utilizing e-readers. To see the details of the article, click here. The statistics regarding reading are pretty good, and it’s encouraging, […]