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Posted on April 6, 2019December 29, 2020

The Things We Carry

I had just enrolled in the graduate program at The Ohio State University when I read “How to Tell a True War Story” for the first time. The author, Tim O’Brien, was unknown to me, but I found the story, included in the book I’d be using to teach freshman composition, both fascinating and challenging. …

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Although I consider myself a teacher and a writer, I am, first and foremost, a student.  My blog, therefore, is about looking deeper than the surface level, which I always challenge my high school students to do.  We’re always after Ahab’s White Whale, whether it be interpretation, research, or simply the white page before the writer.

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