As a teacher, do climate catastrophe narratives make you feel like the violinist on the Titanic as it begins to shift ever so slightly aft and starboard?  My last two years of teaching at university I asked myself before every assignment, “Will anything in this help my students deal with the existential threat of climate…

Manning the Democratic voter registration booth at our local Buffalo Crossing BBQ Festival. People seem beat down. They sure weren’t buying anything from the vendors. In between conversations,  I randomly opened up my copy of Leaves of Grass and began reading”I Sing the Body Electric” 1 I SING the body electric, The armies of those I love…

(Special thanks to Rachel Jank for suggesting I write this.) The practice of invoking the Muse is an old one.  Centering yourself in the morning with writing is an old practice as well. Combining them is a healthy path for building momentum in your writing practice. How do we invoke the Muse?  First, let me…