In Macon, Georgia three police officers are getting some well-deserved recognition. Officers Trinicholas Carswell, Timothy Jones and Jeff Howell helped out a 9 year old boy who was getting bullied by a 16 year old girl and other kids in the neighborhood. The boy's grandmother, Carolyn Taylor spoke with the [...]
I remember talking to a friend in graduate school about a project I’d been working on outside the confines of our MFA program. It was a story about a charismatic kid from Queens, with the nickname of Domino, who gave up on the idea of being “good” after it got [...]
As a teacher, I ask my students' parents to read with their kids every night. It's the only homework I assign. As a parent, I practice what I preach. I read to my kids every night. So does my wife (also a teacher). We are fortunate to have jobs that [...]
