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 8
- Inspiration 6
- Interview 10
- LGBTQ 1
- Marriage 1
- Narrative Inquiry 8
- 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
Before
Before the rain fell the forest sighed a long exhale.
Why Does the Dugong Cry?
Swirling along in the ever-blue sea she nurses her calf …
Officials Say the Darndest Things!
It's time for Officials Say the Darndest Things! Here are a few to prime the pump.
Persistence of Memory
Thank you all for coming. Mom would have been pleased, but she would have a made a snide joke of it, you know?
New Narrative Studies
Here are some studies that might be of interest to researchers.
Grandma's Buttermilk Cornbread
OK, foodies, here's one that will clog your arteries!
Death, Ownership, and Freedom in America
Peter, Paul and Mary have been on my mind. But I remembered it wrong.
Almond Pear Cream Cheese Tart
Even now the words make my mouth water. The secret is to start with perfectly ripe pears.
Buy this book
Gregory Norminton calls climate change "a failure of the imagination," and these stories will stoke yours with visions of life after the tipping point.
The Ugliest Woman in the World?
The ugliest woman in the world, Julia Pastrana, was buried this month, her life revealing hideous aspects of the feminine experience.
Beautiful Essays by Cynthia Lim
A delightful piece about voice that will make your heart sing.
Ready for a little bee activism?
Einstein said if honeybees went extinct humans would soon follow.
leaf music
Little leaf shines in an ocean of sky …
Three Women
Don’t trust the media. They may get the facts right, but in their rush to sell jeeps and whiskey they miss the story
Refining the Narrative Turn: When does story-telling become research?
As narrative research matures, its boundaries must be more clearly defined.
Travelogue
I always or usually cry upon leaving New Zealand.
Transmogrified
Cracking through Jen’s crème brûlée reminds her of children, small and quick …
Interstices
Never fear, the spider waits.
Overheard
I was awakened by a conversation …
Feel like a dried out husk?
Walking in the yard I noticed an oddly shaped twig.
“Breathe Deeply, Read Widely.”