June Together Tips: In-Between Times, Contest & We’re Hiring!

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, [author’s note: This was supposed to land with you Monday morning, but then second grader sent home with sore throat, PCR testing obtained, and is now my helper at home all week.] Hi. How are you all? Flourishing? Languishing?...
Win a Free Copy of The Together Teacher 2.0: At the Printer!

Win a Free Copy of The Together Teacher 2.0: At the Printer!

Note: The contest is closed as of June 18, 2021. After many fits and spurts (have you ever tried revising 80,000 words you wrote almost a decade ago?!?), I’m pleased to announce that The Together Teacher 2nd Edition is at the printer! I mean, is that an actual place?!...
When to Call It: I’ll Get It Together Tomorrow

When to Call It: I’ll Get It Together Tomorrow

As soon as the stick punctured R’s calf, I knew it would be a long night. The kids were happily skipping along a side street in Woodley Park en route to an evening of ice cream with my partner and his two children, when BOOM!, our plan was foiled by an ill-placed dead...

May Together Tips: Serenity, Stress & Shifts

Dear Together Friends, Fans, and Family, Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! I swear, I had a lovely May note planned for you all, possibly using this nifty gadget (Thanks, SLK!). Alas, I barely wrote a blog post, and that hardly ever happens! By way of explanation. . ....