: About Me

I am a middle school teacher living in New England with my wife and children. Originally from less hearty climes, I have willingly embraced the snow and bugs in order to enjoy hiking, canoeing, and a dizzying array of options for lake swimming. My wife rolls her eyes every time I struggle to stoke the wood stove or coax our car up our snow-clogged driveway, but I'm tough...I can take it.

I know too much about ...

Costa Rican flora and German Philosophy.

My parents always told me ...

Don't try to keep up with the Jones's.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Whatever is on my students' minds.

My first job ...

Farmyard Educator.

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Appreciating winter

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12:05 A.M. I lie in the dark, tossing and turning, my ears tuned to the slightest sound. 1:46 A.M. Probabilities of snowfall float through my head. 2:31 A.M. "Tomorrow will be 25," the words of one of my fellow teachers, echoes in my mind. She's successfully called 24 snow days in a row; could her luck hold out? 4:07 A.M. I ponder if it's possible to hear a snowflake collide with an asphalt shingle. 4:33 A.M. I picture the Superintendent of Schools out driving the roads, but I'm sure he hasn't made the call yet. 4:52 A.M. I hear some muffled noise. Might it be the frozen hulk of the metal ...

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