Swagger & Ink
Topics
- Academia 1
- Ageism 1
- Aging 2
- Aging Angry 2
- Amanda Moments 2
- America 10
- Anger 2
- Chavela 1
- Cruelty 1
- Death 2
- Essay 2
- Family 7
- Inspiration 6
- Interview 10
- LGBTQ 1
- Marriage 1
- Narrative Inquiry 7
- Nature 4
- New Zealand 15
- News 1
- Poetry 22
- Presentation 1
- Publication 3
- Punctuation 1
- Recipe 4
- Review 25
- Short Story 5
- Signs 1
- Social Policy 1
- Teaching 1
- Teaching and Learning 1
- War 2
- Women 3
- Words 3
- Work 1
- Writing 3
Road Rage
So I’m driving on the freeway and this lady calls in to the radio talk show.
Falling Apart Season
On this late spring day I went to the police station to retrieve my stuff …
Death, Ownership, and Freedom in America
Peter, Paul and Mary have been on my mind. But I remembered it wrong.
Life in America: Bus Service
I read in the paper about a bunch of families in a school district that was strapped for cash.
Life in America: The GE Man
Well, there he was living with his mother! At 35!
A Wise Woman and Her Loving Husband
One day his wife’s dishwasher broke. Being married to a man of considerable reparative talent, she naturally expected him to fix it.
Michelle's Frown
The frown that nobody seems to have photographed made an indelible mark on my memory.
Politics and Halloween
Ten year old Elizabeth Roess scored a victory for Halloween this year when she brought trick-or-treating back to Oil City, Pennsylvania.
I Pledge Allegiance
I was pledging allegiance to my country. I could live with that.
Finding Wyoming
Hiking out from the lakes, you can save a mile or so by taking the short cut where the sheep carcass used to be.