That we can watch such things for free over the internet via PBS is something for which I am immensely grateful. That this is just one more story we share as a family – that’s priceless.
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May 7, 2010 By circlereader
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A National Day of Listening
Only connect. Don’t let the mundane stand in the way. Make the time. Be curious and honest, and keep an open heart. Find others to encourage and support you in this practice. It’s simple, but it can mean the world.
November 27, 2008 By circlereader
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Another Halloween
It’s that time of year again, when our culture takes a holiday originating in fall harvest and the passing of generations, and turns it into a celebration of imagination, childhood, community, misrule, aggression, terror, & trauma (as well as another opportunity for a capitalist binge).
October 31, 2008 By circlereader
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What’s on Your Plate?
or, How to Visit Your Food
One of the things that has blessed us in our time in this part of Wisconsin has been the chance to live close to our food. It’s not that we sat farther from our plates in the city where I grew up, of course; it’s that we sat further away from the land that was our food’s native home.
October 25, 2008 By CircleReader
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My Kind of Expert
“The very idea that there is no truth, but only the filter of narrative through which truth is invented is something I learned at the feet of the most leftist professors at Yale and am learning again from Sarah Palin during the Vice Presidential debate, and I find that very disorienting.”
October 24, 2008 By circlereader
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Teach Them to Read and Let Them Go!
Having conventional life stages mapped out is comforting–we know what we are supposed do and when; but what if life doesn’t always fit in a box? Or what if, as recent developmental research implies, there is no box?
August 11, 2008 By circlereader
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August, 1945
Sixty-three years ago this week, the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The enormity of the event, the inhuman scale of both this power and its consequences, is nearly impossible to communicate. How can one understand the power of a thousand suns unleashed upon whole cities? It became one of the defining stories for generations […]
August 8, 2008 By circlereader
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The Heart of Father’s Day
Of arms & men
Fathers are parents as well; we deal with those who are tender, and weak, and unprepared. Our strength is employed to their good and enjoyed in their company. That is the true heart of a father. It is a context of relationship changes everything.
June 15, 2008 By circlereader
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Why True Stories Are Important – Elie Wiesel
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.
April 8, 2008 By circlereader
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Beowulf: Behold the Man
or, We all have our monsters to fight
You think you’ve heard about swords, and heroes, and fire-breathing dragons, and friendship, and glory, and treasure, just ’cause you’ve read those Potter books? C’mere, boys, let me tell you a tale…
November 16, 2007 By circlereader
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Storytelling and Fear
or, Franz Kafka meets Dr. Seuss
Ian over at Upper Fort Stewart in The Scariest Books I’ve Read says: There’s two days left till Halloween. If you’ve got any scary stories yourself why not blog about them and link back here so we can read them or post a comment. I can’t be the only guy around still afraid of Morlocks […]
November 1, 2007 By circlereader
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Real Life Superheroes
And for All Saints Day, a shout-out to Red Justice, Street Hero, Direction Man, the Super, and all the other Real Life Superheroes!
November 1, 2007 By circlereader
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