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Please check out and support these other places where you can find my published thoughts. As always, contact me with any questions or comments. I love feedback and networking.

  • Center for Mark Twain Studies: Twain for Teachers
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I’m a writer, a reader, and a teacher on a mission to save the classics.

With over a decade of experience teaching American Literature to teenagers, I no longer buy into the myth that the classics are dead because teens find them boring and won’t read them. I help students and teachers access the relevance of American classics. I love networking with authors and educators to reignite the love of classic literature for a new generation. Mostly, though, I love helping students find the stories of themselves in the very stories that help shape our nation. Read More

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