Remember when Oprah got herself all in a twist about James Frey’s memoir A Million Little Pieces? Do you recall her outrage over how Frey made up some parts of
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Some Things I’m Wondering About CuriositySome Things I’m Wondering About Curiosity
When I was working and living in the prison system, I noticed — more than I ever had before — a distinct lack of curiosity amongst both the incarcerated and
“There is none deceived but he that trusts.” ~ Benjamin Franklin“There is none deceived but he that trusts.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
I still can’t warm to the probation officer. It’s not personal, most likey, but, rather, situational. I don’t know anything about him as a person. But, then again, I don’t
This is NOT “Man Bites Dog”This is NOT “Man Bites Dog”
I’m still bewildered by what passes for news anymore. Or, if I understand that something is news, I remain befuddled over how and why it got to be news in
Your Jazz InterludeYour Jazz Interlude
I never got around to adding a post last week. There were multiple things I wanted to talk about, but I couldn’t get my desires out through my fingers. That’s
Have you tried deworming the inmates?Have you tried deworming the inmates?
It’s not a sad shock that some prison doctor in Arkansas was, in seems, an early adopter or ivermectin as a quack COVID-19 treatment. Given the level of general competence
3 Articles show The Washington Post is at it AGAIN.3 Articles show The Washington Post is at it AGAIN.
I couple months back I posted about The Washington Post and the article it ran about federal inmates’ prison accounts. You can (re)read that post here if you like. Well,
As James Baldwin says…As James Baldwin says…
I was poking around through various tests this morning, trying to find something that I might want to use in the writing class I’m teaching. I’m not sure that James
It is the CosIt is the Cos
Now that a couple weeks have passed since Bill Cosby was spring from prison I thought it would be relatively less unsafe to wade in on the topic. This post
Just a moment to consider critical race theoryJust a moment to consider critical race theory
I’m surprised to see people in politics and the media utter the phrase “critical race theory” at all, let alone with the frequency we are hearing it in this moment.