The Big Snow Lie

It was supposed to snow a major storm Wednesday night through this morning. But it didn’t. I was really hoping Patrick would have a snow day so he could take Seamus to his 9 month well child check with me. I always forget the questions I want to ask, even if I have a list, I…

Chicana/o Literature Syllabus

I confess. I love writing a syllabus. There’s just so much possibility in one. Before all the stress of the semester are the good, positive thought vibes being sent out into the universe for good students who care about what they are studying and if they aren’t interested now, will be after sitting though some…

Feminist Mothering

After the class discussion on Thursday, one of my students asked, “Why isn’t there a class on these issues? We talk about it in some classes, but never for more than thirty minutes.” I told her I’d look into it, but we don’t have a class on the books for it. So, I’m thinking of…