Poetry, poetry, poetry. 1. Seeing Stars by Simon Armitage I’ve written of my admiration of Simon Armitage on this blog before, and I’ve been reading my way though all Armitage I can get my hands on these days. I’m probably reading too much of him, to be honest, and when I sit down to do my […]
Here’s What I Read in April I took advantage of my Spring Break this year to have an orgy of non-fiction, and I finished off two hefty volumes in the month of April. Both with birthday presents (thanks, Mom and Kelly!) Let’s get to it. 1. The Big Screen by David Thomson This book is […]
Time for some more dumb pictures! I taught this film in my world lit class, and some of the kids even liked it! My grandmother’s driver’s license from the early 1980s. We played Senet in my global studies class. You can download your own game here. Creepy Steelers doll! I’m glad I had a chance […]
Here’s what I read in March. It’s hard to believe that I didn’t know who Sherman Alexie was until about December, and right now he’s my favorite author going. That’s what’s great about books and literature; no matter how much you read, there’s always a voice you haven’t heard that is just waiting to speak […]
It’s okay to have hope this year. My advice for Pirates fans every Opening Day is “Have fun, but not hope.” This year, it’s different. The Pirates have a reigning MVP, a solid starting rotation, a formidable bullpen, and a future star in Starling Marte. So go ahead and have a little hope. (Click here […]
Here’s what I read in February. January, 2014 was the first time in three years that I didn’t complete a “Here’s what I read this month” post. Chalk it up to schoolwork, lagging interest in blogging, and just being plain busy, but I still feel like an underachiever. So, in order to make up for […]
I haven’t updated this blog much recently, but it’s not because I haven’t been writing. See, I’ve been focusing on poetry in these last few months, which is a lot more taxing (for me, at least) than blogging. I’ve turned out a lot of stuff that resembles poetry lately, and hopefully I’ll be able to […]
This is now part of our permanent collection. Where to begin? First, the provenance, I guess. It was painted by a member of Deaf Connect of the Mid-South, a non-profit organization that serves the deaf, hard-of-hearing, and deaf/blind population of Memphis. Members of this organization donated artwork to the recent production of The Miracle Worker […]
Time for some more dumb pictures! (above: The City Museum, St. Louis) Pizzelles are a Christmas tradition in the Brame household. The Prayer Shawl You Prayed For! If you forget your bowtie on a Tuesday, sometimes your students will make you a replacement. The City Museum, St. Louis The City Museum, St. Louis Chuck Berry. […]
I’ve seen The Godfather, Part II more times than I could say, but there are still some questions I’ve never been able to figure out. I made this list of questions back in the summer of 2010, when the Godfather movies were running on a loop on Bravo. (I posted it on my Myspace page!) Now […]