Writer, editor, global traveler and frequent maker of essays, industrial furniture and, occasionally, children.
New York, Pittsburgh
Joined March 2009
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It's a good but unfamiliar experience to be interviewed instead of doing the interviewing. Thanks @Pittsburgh100_ for the chance to talk re: @KidsburghPgh and re: writing for the region's families. thepittsburgh100.com/lifesty…
Today at @KidsburghPgh, what experts want parents to know about teen caffeine consumption and the impact of energy drinks. kidsburgh.org/teen-caffeine-…
Spoke to source re: how civics relates to other K-12 subjects. We can explore anything (art/science/etc) thru civics she said-even “questions around AI are civic questions." Funny or freaky? Otter.ai transcribed that as “questions around AI are stupid questions.”🤨
I'm not surprised this story by @anthonyted has struck a nerve. We're all -- paradoxically -- in this loneliness together. apnews.com/article/lonelines… #mentalhealth
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Take a moment for this incredible @AP investigative reporting and to acknowledge the young African men whose lives ended on this boat -- men who left a Mauritanian port in early 2021 dreaming of a better future. apnews.com/article/adrift-in…
I needed this brilliant essay from @TheCut. Maybe you do, too: thecut.com/2022/12/on-approa…
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After tragedy, can journalists and grieving communities coexist? (from @AP’s @dbauder) apnews.com/article/c5ce3afe2…
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Let's nurture that love of curiosity and exploration in learners of all ages so they become lifelong learners. post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-… #RemakeDays #RemakeDaysSWPA @TylerSamstag @TaylorMadeAE @remakelearning @PittsburghPG
Today and always at @KidsburghPgh, we're here to celebrate kids who choose to be kind: kidsburgh.org/random-acts-of…
#RandomActsofKindnessDay
Thank you @anthonyted for creating this cool resource for @KidsburghPgh readers: kidsburgh.org/a-parents-guid…
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While furniture-hunting for our super-tiny NYC rental, I became fascinated by Murphy beds. We didn't end up buying one, but I couldn't help writing about the newest versions of this very old piece of furniture for the AP. apnews.com/article/murphy-be…
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I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, diverting myself in now & then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.🚀
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Thanks to @RichCooper68, @janeforbrains and @_RaviRajan for your insightful chats that helped shape this piece.
“Star Trek” helped form a generation’s notion of what space travel could look like. Now, with William Shatner’s ascent on Jeff Bezos’ spacecraft, that vision collides with another, more commercial one. Can they jibe? My latest for @AP. apnews.com/article/2f300ec9f…
Today is World Teachers' Day. Sending thanks to all the educators I've had the chance to write about and work alongside, and those who've inspired my own kids. en.unesco.org/commemorations…
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Gen-X'ers, start planning your visit.
The low-slung white bungalow that served a central set piece in the 1983 movie “The Outsiders” is now a museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, dedicated to preserving the memory of the movie and the book it was based on.
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Love this #GSWhatIf @katiemartinedu!
"What if the way we have traditionally expected students to learn in school is fundamentally misaligned with what we actually know about how we learn?"
Learn more about this idea here: bit.ly/3klaGbJ.
Drop your thoughts below! ⬇️
I'm not crying, you're crying. This kindness is what life is all about. apnews.com/article/2020-toky…
