• Was I Wrong About Covid?

    Was I Wrong About Covid?

    A more accurate title would be “I Was Wrong to Think I Knew It All About…

  • Burnout

    Burnout

    Burnout is a profound cycle of exhaustion and disconnection, often misdiagnosed as depression. It requires deep…

  • September

    September

    September is the favorite month of many people that I know. Not to be outdone, it…

  • A College Goodbye

    A College Goodbye

    The past week has been filled with emotional farewells as college students embark on a new…

  • Noble Hearts

    Noble Hearts

    What makes us try to pause the sands/ Of time, and seize a moment?

  • The Empty Nest

    The Empty Nest

    There is much to write about the phenomenon of one’s children growing up and leaving home,…

  • Fumbling Towards a Teaching Career

    Fumbling Towards a Teaching Career

    “Children learn more from who you are than from what you teach” – Anon When I…

  • Breakfast with a Stranger

    Write about a random act of kindness you’ve done for someone. I had gone by myself…

  • Leaving Teaching

    Leaving Teaching

    It’s been a strange time. It’s not easy to write about my decision to resign from…

  • Two Free Tickets

    If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? I’d go to Nova Scotia,…