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In Defense of a Liberal Arts Degree

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

This morning, LinkedIn sent me its “Top News for Anna” aggregation. The topics they tend to send me range from education, to jobs, to publishing. I clicked on the following– Why a BA is Now a Ticket to A Job in a Coffee … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday: Happy 5773 Edition

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

If you missed it, last Wednesday marked the Jewish New Year. (Edited to add: Technically, Wednesday was Yom Kippur, the day of atonement after the new year, Rosh Hashanah a week before.) Civil, religious, or cultural, the new year gives us a … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday

Posted on June 11, 2010 by

1. Today begins writer’s camp weekend. I get to read some work. I’m choosing the piece I feel most uncomfortable about and hoping for some direction or spark. 2. I finished a week of LL Bean orientation and feel confident … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday

Posted on June 4, 2010 by

1. Deadlines approacheth. I’m working on a difficult revision of a picture book with civil rights information. Questions such as how to be developmentally appropriate, not be preachy, and show not tell are swirling around my computer today. It doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Summing Up

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

It’s been quite a long time since my last post. Much has been going on and since it is too long to explain I’ll just sum up. (Did you get the Princess Bride allusion there?) Jobs: I’ve applied to a … Continue reading →

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News from the outside

Posted on January 14, 2010 by

Dear Friends, Originally I was going to lock this post and then decided that there are probably many others who are experiencing similar circumstances and could chime in. I recently posted about a job for which I applied. I found … Continue reading →

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ARGH!

Posted on October 6, 2009 by

Friends locked just to say (I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before) that applying for teaching positions is one of the most frustrating, time consuming, idiotic waste of paper, jumping through hoops sort of process around. I think that’s it.

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The Big Decision

Posted on May 16, 2009 by

This morning I couldn’t sleep in. I don’t know how some people can readjust their biorhythms to weekend time. My body just does the same thing each day. Wake up time, six am. So I went for a lovely walk. … Continue reading →

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Almost two weeks?!

Posted on April 26, 2008 by

I’m shocked that it has been almost two weeks since my last posting. Shocked, but not surprised. My fingers have been tingling like crazy. Do you get that? That, oh-my-gosh-I-haven’t-been-writing feeling. So there it is. The admission. I haven’t been … Continue reading →

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