Because We Say So
Dear Kelley, I’m delighted that you inquired about where to start with reading Noam Chomsky. I look forward to discussing Hegemony or Survival with you in a couple of weeks. Back in 1986—those horrid years…
Category: Friends
My Relationship with the Dictionary by Claire Peterson
Last night in the Dear Layla Writing class, we considered the themes of “Words” and “Reading” as we read aloud part of the Lexicon and Reading series in my novel. Claire Peterson wrote the following…
Share the Wealth with Tony Albrecht: Quit Your Job. Save the World.
Hi, I’m Tony, and Share the Wealth this week will be me making a case for why quitting your job could help save the world. Yes, I may not know you, but more than 80%…
Reading List
After recent correspondence with Robert MacArthur, I went back to see the books we read when he took Social Justice with me in the fall of 2005. I must say–I am glad I assigned these! Riane…
Message from Yael Who’s on Her Way to Sri Lanka
Taking Dear Layla on the road with me…for a 4th read. Salam forever, wherever.
Hug-Inspiring!
Jason Makansi shared this post on Facebook to the Arab American Literature Public Group: I hope members here will take a close look at a new wonderful, unique epistolary novel, Dear Layla: Welcome to Palestine…
Share the Wealth with Suzanne Renard: Portals to Humanity–The Joys of Multi-lingualism
One of the most common companion images attached to the word “language,” other than “foreign,” is “barrier.” Playing to the myth of national unity, American culture in many ways discourages the learning of languages other…
Julia
Julia Brucks is indefatigable, inspirational, passionate, perspicacious, witty and brilliant. An awesome Share the Weatlh!
Share the Wealth with Julia Brucks: “The Fierce Urgency of Now” – My Journey with St Louis
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being…