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Holiday Parties and The Dead
Leave a commentDecember 28, 2017 by bhjames78
This essay will be published at Connotation Press: An Online Artifact on January 15th. Advertisements
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Our Two-year-old May Be Winning
1October 30, 2017 by bhjames78
Liz and I have been teachers for, collectively, over twenty years. A strength we have each developed over those years …
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WHICH WAY IS DISTANCE: HOW TO TAKE A CAR RIDE WITH YOUR KIDS
Leave a commentAugust 26, 2017 by bhjames78
Take the smaller car. The one that you, your wife, your four-year-old, and your two-year-old barely fit into. The one …
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Trolls, Moana, and Joseph Campbell: A Post About Why I Don’t Rope Anymore, and How I Will Again
1August 13, 2017 by bhjames78
Month before last, I read Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces. I even posted on this blog, …
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Water that Smelled Like Poop: A Summer Wish List
Leave a commentJuly 25, 2017 by bhjames78
In seven days, summer will be over. Seven weeks ago, the time seemed unlimited. At that time, we made a …
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This is What Happens When Two English Teachers Raise a Child
1June 27, 2017 by bhjames78
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TWO ENGLISH TEACHERS RAISE A CHILD: 4-year-old, to preschool teacher, upon arrival Monday morning: …
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Conversations with a Four-year-old
Leave a commentJune 19, 2017 by bhjames78
VARIOUS UNRELATED LINES OF DIALOGUE FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH A 4-YEAR-OLD: 4-year-old, to parents: “I read in the newspaper yesterday …
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