Published in MuddyUm·PinnedWhat Happens When a Chicken Crosses the Road?A Matter of Vital Importance — A lot of thought has gone into why this happens. The philosophers and eleven-year-olds may have their clever little joke and regale us with their clever little answer — to get to the other side — which is both trivial and tautological. But as you would expect from tenured academics…Chicken4 min read
Published in MuddyUm·PinnedThe White Noise MachineHow do they sleep at night? — White Privilege1 min readImage by Gary Chapin (Photo of couple by Damir Spanic on Unsplash)The White Noise MachineHow do they sleep at night?----6
Published in Educating for Good·1 day agoTalking about Stories and EducationI had a conversation on the Coconut Thinking… — Education1 min readPhoto by Etienne Girardet on UnsplashTalking about Stories and EducationI had a conversation on the Coconut Thinking…----
Published in MuddyUm·2 days ago“The Buffalo Are Here. They Want Their Sauce Back.”Dear Granny Mary on socially awkward confrontations — If you have a question for Granny Mary, put it in the comments or email to askgrannymary at gmail. Let’s look at the mail! Dear Granny Mary: So, here I am at home and outside my front door are a dozen or so buffalo. They look pissed. It could be…Funny4 min read
Published in Scrittura·4 days agoThe Contingent SandwichMidday reverie — That the wheat gluten and my skill And the pressure cooker came together To make seitan — That I met and fell for The woman taught me to make it — That I even learned seitan exists From her cousin, Joe — That we went to Newfoundland and Had to spend…Poetry1 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Jun 24“Holy Shit! We Have to Do Something?”Frida Katlo reverses herself — Hey, Human, Have you been watching this? Do you know what’s going on out there? The zombies aren’t coming to eat us, they’re on the Supreme Court! Women have already been arrested for having miscarriages, and Texas has already put a potential bounty on the head of every pregnant woman…Abortion3 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Jun 22“You Do Not Have to DO SOMETHING!”Frida has thoughts about your urgency — Nihilism: The idealistic notion that nothing can change the world. — Eric Jarosinski, “Nein: A Manifesto” Hey, Human, Again with the panic and chaos? Every week something is going awry with you. …Cats3 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Jun 20We’re WorriedWhy is no one talking about this?! — There’s normal worry. Like, “Oh, my God everything is going to shit!” We have no time for that. Read Jessica Wildfire — if you must — but come back to us when you need a scalding hot, humor scouring in order to feel clean again. We at MuddyUm inhabit the…Newsletter2 min read
Published in MuddyUm·Jun 17“Hey, You! Millennial Nihilists! Get Off My Lawn!”She’s dead. She’s wise. And you are nothing. Nothing! — If you have a question for Granny Mary, put it in the comments or email to askgrannymary at gmail. Let’s look at the mail! Dear Granny Mary: What do you think of millennial nihilists? Signed, Crotchety Old Person With a Lawn Hello, Crotchety! I really like millennial nihilists. They mix…Humor2 min read
Published in Educating for Good·Jun 14Assessment is a Story: What Does That Mean?More than you think — Originally published at Education Reimagined Voyager. Colleague Bobbi Macdonald wrote a piece, Telling a New Story, discussing our need to move away from technical solutions — platforms, programs, and other tech — and to move towards a new story for learning. …Assessment5 min read