{"id":20490,"date":"2026-07-13T14:02:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=20490"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:10:52","slug":"returning-to-the-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/13\/returning-to-the-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning to the Blog!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_20491\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20491\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/technology-10-1-1536x864-1.png?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A vintage black typewriter sitting back to back with a silver laptop on wooden desk, showing the old and the new\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/technology-10-1-1536x864-1.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/technology-10-1-1536x864-1.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/technology-10-1-1536x864-1.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/technology-10-1-1536x864-1.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/technology-10-1-1536x864-1.png?w=1260&amp;ssl=1 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-20491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famcare.net\/the-evolution-of-casework-solutions-the-past-present-and-future\/\">FamCare Rapid Case Management<\/a>. Used under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.<\/p><\/div>Hello again. I guess I&rsquo;ve been gone a while. Like nearly 2 years! How did that happen? Let&rsquo;s not think about it.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to get back to a long-fallow project like this. I keep thinking that my first post back needd to be something big&mdash;carefully argued, thoroughly useful, and polished within an inch of its life.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what? It doesn&rsquo;t. It just needs to exist. So this is me, returning to pedablogical and lists of ten in a small way.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;ve missed having a place to think in public about teaching, writing, reading, and all the tools and questions that gather around those things. I&rsquo;ve also missed the habit of noticing what I&rsquo;m learning well enough to write it down.<\/p>\n<p>Lately, I&rsquo;ve been thinking a lot about sustainable work: how to make room for teaching and writing without demanding perfection from either one. I&rsquo;m still interested in classroom practices, digital tools, AI, writing pedagogy, and the ordinary problem of how to do meaningful work in humane ways. I&rsquo;m also still reading, still tinkering, still making notes to myself that sometimes deserve to become posts.<\/p>\n<p>So rather than waiting until I have a grand plan, I&rsquo;m starting here with a plan to post small things: teaching ideas, resources, what I&rsquo;m reading, what I&rsquo;m trying, and the occasional reflection on whatever is helping me make sense of the work.<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re still here, thank you! If you&rsquo;re a new reader, welcome!<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m glad to be back. Now let&rsquo;s get on with the teaching and learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello again. I guess I&rsquo;ve been gone a while. Like nearly 2 years! How did that happen? Let&rsquo;s not think about it. It&rsquo;s hard to get back to a long-fallow project like this. 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