Today

I’m having a golden year at school! Students seem happy and ready to be here which in turn makes for pleasant classes and conversations.

My son moved to Detroit and I am very excited to visit this fall. There are a lot of interesting things happening in Detroit. I’ve read some lists and articles about places to eat and visit. I have a teacher account of the New York Times and it helps keep me updated on interesting Detroit places but also all that’s happening in the United States & the world. It’s good to stay updated.

Recently I read through all the Epstein birthday book sentiments and was absolutely horrified. Please can some handwriting expert confirm that it is his signature bc I’m sure that he wrote the poem conversation and drew the female figure with it; mystified how the Christian Right can stand arm in arm with this man.

School shootings, ICE raids, the Fed and FCC, canceling people and media outlets for speaking out. Teachers under threat. It’s hard to take it all in. How can we save Palestine and still support our Jewish neighbors? How will Ukraine survive Putin’s will?

I keep writing to save our public lands, our national parks. Beautiful lands that, once destroyed, will never come all the way back to us. and I wonder how will we really recover from all the damage that’s done to families, natural spaces, our communities, and our democracy? What will it take to reverse this mindset?

📚Favorite books: The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride, A Place for Us by Fatima Farzeen Mirza, Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books by Kristen Miller, Kindred by Octavia Butler and Tree. Table. Book. by the amazing Lois Lowry for elementary readers of all ages.

🎬 Streaming: Butterfly (Prime), Sirens (Netflix), and Overcompensating (Prime)

And I’m looking forward to going back to the big screen to see “One Battle After Another” and “Blue Moon”.

I’ve worked on this post all month trying to revise, keep my writing in check, questioning myself. I love to write and my goal is never to offend anyone but to make people think either about books, food, connections, and politics. Peace to all my readers and thank you for reading.