Tag Archives: courage
On Seizing the Day
by cheri block I sit in a hard plastic lounge chair reading Saul Bellow’s Seize the Day but find myself distracted by the enormous cactus growing out of the red rock that lines my mother’s Arizona patio home. Its ribbed … Continue reading
In Paradiso, Dante sees the White Rose
by cheri block My guide Virgil has been weakened this month, so we could not meet at Elephant Bar to discuss the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso this past week. Looking more like a shade than a robust Italian, he answered … Continue reading
Beowulf’s Dragon
by cheri block I never played with dolls. I played with stuffed animals, setting up scenarios about everything from arctic sea expeditions where the polar bear eats the hunter, to circuses where the elephants, tigers, and lions talk back to … Continue reading
Charlotte was on to something (amended)
by cheri block sabraw with thanks to Brighid for her comment One of my best students that year, Mark, received some very bad news one weekend, the type of news that forces deep introspection about everything one believes. His younger … Continue reading
The Nerdy 58-Year-Old Woman (2): Day One of my grammar class
2009 OK. I am sure you, my loyal readers, are more interested in what happened yesterday at 4:00 when ten junior high students entered Room 2 for 1.5 hours of grammar instruction than you are say, in the gripping events … Continue reading
Joan
You lose your husband to lung cancer. You are only 64 with so much life left to live. Two years later, you contract bacterial meningitis and are left very damaged. Awakening from your coma, you find your world is now … Continue reading
My Silent View
First Published: February 2, 2008 How we view the world is critical to our productivity, our relationship with our children and family members, and our ability to impact society. Certainly, life experiences can impact our view. Take my mother, for … Continue reading
