Mamacita says: Emily Dickinson knew me; that’s the only explanation. How else could she have. . . . known? This first poem helped me understand faith. The second confirmed my belief that Dickinson rocked because Katie Rose Belford and her … Continue reading
Mamacita says: Once upon a time, there was a lady who had two sweet little cats named Vera and Millie. One day, it was discovered that Vera and Millie liked to pee on the carpet on the landing at the … Continue reading
Mamacita says: it would do me no good to try and write an introduction to a list of quotations about books and reading, because I’d probably say something about how I consider non-readers to be substandard citizens and card-carrying members … Continue reading
I am so very, very tired. . . . … Continue reading
Mamacita says: I first encountered Gerard Manley Hopkins’ Spring and Fall and Robert Burns’ John Anderson, My Jo in a college course. Unfortunately, the professor was a jaded, bored, boring man who considered himself far too important to be teaching … Continue reading
Mamacita says: part of this post is from another post that I deleted before I wrote down the date. I’m so tech savvy and organized. This semester, I will have to say that most of my students have been exceptionally … Continue reading