I don’t remember much from sixth grade, but I have vivid memories of my teacher’s after-lunch reading ritual. The ritual was simple: We’d read our way through a book, a chapter at a time each day after lunch and recess. I’m terrible at remembering details, but somehow...
When you think of love, what immediately pops into your mind? I’m a little ashamed to admit that my mind most immediately jumps to my favorite rom-coms — When Harry Met Sally, Keeping the Faith or the 1980s TV show Moonlighting (Remember that?) I can’t get enough of...
While taking my slow run on this cloudy December morning, I listened, as I often do, to an On Being Podcast, which featured choral composer and conductor Alice Parker. She spoke of singing as being "the most companionable of arts." A flood of memories overtook me as I...