I am writing a screenplay for a children’s version of the bible, with all the characters portrayed by insects. The most prominent, of course, is the Ant Christ.
Author: Traci Gardner
I wish I knew how to just quit, to give up on this garbage that I’m supposedly writing. But there’s really no way out. I just have to keep rambling in burbling prose. Prose that blows. I apparently can’t even…
Current status —sadly unchanged
Finished editing a new 6–8 lesson, On a Musical Note: Exploring Reading Strategies by Creating a Soundtrack. Next on the to-do list is creating a back-to-school entry for the August calendar, but it will wait till Monday. I am to…
Today’s Inbox with the Ideas section on Harry Potter is live now. I’m sure there will be excitement. I know that people were queuing up at midnight last night to read it, but they just had to wait. I spent…
I should be in bed
but for some reason, I am not. As you may have guessed, interversity is back online; thus, tengrrl.com is back. Problem is that the server-side includes aren’t working, so handy things like the sidebar of links are missing. I really…
Gender and Nike Shox Cog
I know I should be used to blatantly stupid gender nonsense by now, but the two commercials that I just saw for Nike Shox Cogs just really pissed me off. MALE RUNNER: side shot of guy running on treadmill with…
If a person writes when the server is down does anyone read it?
So I’ve been waiting as patiently as a woman without her server can. It feels like it’s been at the very least 4 or 5 months. In reality, the server has only been AWOL since Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, I had…
Placing a Premium on Writing Skills
This week’s Ideas section in NCTE’s Inbox connects to the latest report from the National Commission on Writing. The Ideas focus on “Placing a Premium on Writing Skills” and discuss writer’s workshop as authentic writing instruction. It includes links to…
Straight, Gay or Lying? Bisexuality Revisited – New York Times
I just wanted to have an entry that said: “a team of psychologists directly measured genital arousal patterns.” If that’s not a euphemism, I don’t know what is.