Jun 12
Lauren grew up in Monroe, CT, where her father owned a drugstore at which her mother was the pharmacist. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut at Storrs, where she majored in psychology. She also has what she calls her “half-Masters” in English from Western Connecticut State University (five courses down, another five [...]
Jun 11
Will and Lisa Samson suggest that suburban life and living for Jesus do not have to be oxymoronic. Do we dare?
Subtitle says it all: Being the hands of Jesus wherever we live.
You can pre-order Justice in the Burbs here.
Jun 10
Today is my official beginning of teacher-nerd nirvana. I’m off to Daytona, Florida with hundreds of equally dain-bramaged high school and college teachers to score Advanced Placement essays.
For the past two years, I’ve averaged about 1,000 essays. Some read more, some less. The essay part of the exam consists of three essays; we’re assigned the [...]
Jun 08
“Did I bribe a foreign official? Absolutely not. The $90,000 was the FBI’s money. The FBI gave it to me as part of their plan that I would give it to the Nigerian Vice President. But I did not do that. When all of the facts are understood, I trust I will be vindicated.”
…as told [...]
Jun 07
AP Photo
Am I upset? No.
Am I angry? No.
Am I so enraged that I could spew rocks the size of Paris’ engagement rings? You’re getting closer.
Let’s stop pretending we have a justice system. It’s now a just-is system; just is whatever someone needs it to be.
An “undisclosed medical condition” required her release at two o’clock [...]
Jun 07
AS LONG AS THERE ARE TESTS, THERE WILL BE PRAYER IN SCHOOLS.
I am in Beaumont today completing the last lap of my certification for National Boards for Professional Teaching Standards. Six questions, three hours, the computer, and me.
PRAY. NOW. PLEASE.
Jun 06
I read about this on Lisa Samson’s blog:
A diary written by Rutka Laskier, a 14-year-old Polish girl, was unveiled Monday. It was turned over by Stanislawa Sapinska, her friend who had promised to save the notebook for her, now in her 80s.
One of Rutka’s entries, February 5, 1943:
“I simply can’t believe [...]
Jun 04
Do you hear that sound?
No?
Nothing?
Right. That’s the sound of my caring that Paris Hilton spent her first night in jail. If her name had been Paris Econo-Lodge or Paris Days Inn, she’d have been in the slammer already.
Word is she’s being held in the “special needs” section of the jail, away from the other 2,000+ [...]
Jun 03
STEPHEN BLY is the award winning author of 100 books, including Wish I’d Known You Tears Ago, The Mustang Breaker, Memories of a Dirt Road Town, The Paperback Writer, and The Fortunes of the Black Hills Series. More information about him and his books found at http://www.blybooks.com/. Learn more about One Step Over The Border [...]
Jun 02
I first viewed this on agent Nadia Cornier’s blog, Agent Obscura, several months ago. Away with Words just mentioned it, and I didn’t want to forget to share it.
Now, click and discover Miranda July’s promo for No One Belongs Here More Than You. THIS is marketing! (once there, click on bottom right arrow to move [...]