Absences make...

I know, it's been way too long since I've posted anything, and for that I apologize. Apparently, this academic year decided it would be fun to pretend it was a tilt-a-whirl and see who would still be on the ride come June. Right now, it feels like the ride is winning, I'm sorry to say.

Not that my students haven't been wonderful, but that the year can't seem to make up its mind about pace. It felt like yesterday I was getting ready for Thanksgiving, not Christmas or even Easter. But in truth, I am getting ready for Keystones and finals. *Gasp!!*

So to rededicated myself, at least marginally to my blog, I have decided to post words that help me write, keep me inspired, and make me want to continue on, regardless of what the ride of life might think in opposition.

I hope you enjoy pondering them as much as I do!

Until next time, which I vow, here and now, will be much sooner!

"A good writer possesses

not only his own spirit

but also the spirit of his friends."
Friedrich Nietzsche