by Michelle | Nov 9, 2016 | Food for Thought, Miscellaneous
As we all wake up this morning to the news that the unimaginable has actually happened, I am afraid. I am afraid for people of color. I am afraid for non-Christians. I am afraid for the GLBTA community. I am afraid for the immigrants. I am afraid for those countries...
by Michelle | Mar 23, 2016 | Food for Thought, Miscellaneous
I had a review scheduled for today, like I almost always do during the week. However, I have to get something off my chest because it has been bothering me for a few days now. First, some backstory. On Saturday, a local teacher and coach committed suicide. He was in...
by Michelle | Aug 25, 2015 | Food for Thought
One of the first courses I ever took in college was a Comp. Lit. class. I am ashamed to admit I had no idea what a Comp. Lit. class was. I knew going into it that I had to read…a lot. It was not until I was halfway through the semester when I finally understood the...
by Michelle | Jun 19, 2015 | About Me, Food for Thought, Meme
This meme has been going around the Interwebz in one form or another for quite a while now. I would give credit where it is due, but I honestly have no idea who originated this or how it started. Sorry! Just know that someone much more awesome than me started this...
by Michelle | May 19, 2015 | Food for Thought
Hello, my name is Michelle, and I am a book snob. It is not something about which I am proud. After all, if I am truly an advocate for literacy, it shouldn’t matter what everyone else reads. Yet, I cannot help but laugh with disdain when I see someone reading Steve...
by Michelle | Mar 13, 2015 | About Me, Food for Thought
After this week’s shit storm of finger-pointing, snark-filled tweets meant to fan the flames of scandal, and many a comment taken out of context, I saw this tweet. After reading this, my initial thought was about how I do remember when we talked about books and...
