A. A. Milne’s “Old Sailor” is an accurate description of adult Attention Deficit Disorder.
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Milne’s Old Sailor & ADD
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2014, Eeyore, & Silver Linings
We can learn from Eeyore to be more forgiving of our public servants.
Wheezles and Sneezles
Like my literary namesake, I’ve had wheezles and sneezles for the past five days.
Portrait of the Lesbian as a Young Artist
Proust and James Joyce were particularly important in helping Alison Bechdel negotiate her complex relations with her father.
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March Madness, A Return to Innocence
Sports Saturday March Madness begins this weekend. Actually, to be exact, it begins for the big schools. Division III colleges are in the final week of their tournament. I know because my college was one step away from making the final four. For the first time ever, St. Mary’s College of Maryland sent a team […]
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On Being Named after Christopher Robin
As I have been writing about fathers and sons in the past few posts, I shift today from my position of father to that of son and to the literary origins of my name. My father named me after Christopher Robin and recently told me that he envisioned having the kind of relationship with […]
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Prancing Poetry and a Child’s Imagination
Last week I gave a list of my favorite children’s books when I was young. My father, who is a poet along with being a French professor, read us poetry as well as fiction (each night, one story or chapter and one poem for each of my three brothers and me), so I thought I’d […]
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