Blogs in November 2020

The Tenth Muse 5th November 2020

The first thing I remember being said of me with any consistency was that I was intelligent—and I recognized even then that it was a comment leveled at me with as much disapproval as admiration. Still, I never tried...

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The Teacher’s Funeral 5th November 2020

In 1904, Russell Culver 15 wants to leave school and his tiny Indiana farm town for the endless sky of the Dakotas. Instead of school closing, leaving him free to roam, his sister Tansy steps in. Despite stolen supplies,...

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Shakespeare Saved My Life 5th November 2020

Just as Larry Newton, one of the most notorious inmates at Indiana Federal Prison, was trying to break out of jail, Dr. Laura Bates was trying to break in. She had created the world’s first Shakespeare class in supermax...

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She Got Up Off the Couch 5th November 2020

In this sequel to the top-selling A Girl Named Zippy, the woman rising heroically from the couch is Zippy’s mother, Delonda. After years of languorous existence, this oversized couch potato emerged from the den to pursue a higher education....

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The Mighty Miss Malone 5th November 2020

“We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful” is the motto of Deza Malone’s family. Deza is the smartest girl in her class in Gary, Indiana, singled out by teachers for a special path in...

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