I'm inspired to write again by the Creative NonFiction Class I am teaching this semester. Grading papers, writing reports, and other stuff going motivated serious writer's block for the past couple of years.
Am in the middle of Just Mercy, http://bryanstevenson.com/
the second book I've read since the New Jim Crow. Creapily, I received a letter from an inmate today asking me to be his penpal. Somehow, he has my full name and home address. My first instinct was to question the connect and go all out and write him back. Then investigative and practical took over. I'll research and throw it out to our class.
Up for discussion on Monday is The Road to Character - http://theroadtocharacter.com/
A student did a trial read to see if it would appeal to 20 year olds. They wanted to discuss it Wednesday and we ran out of time. Girl stated it was just what she needed as she contemplates graduation and what's to come
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