Terry Glavin came as a visiting author at school today. It was so refreshing to hear reason and a call against fear-mongering and coercion from an environmentalist! He’s a journalist and writes books of non-fiction stories, the most recent being Stories in an Age of Extinction. He spoke about not only plant [...]

So, instead of writing an actual “reader response” on a pedantic tirade that was assigned for writing class, I handed in a gourmet chocolate bar with the following message: “I’m going for the bribe, because my only response to rabidly political egomaniacs is to say nothing and walk away. Enjoy the [...]