Day: April 22, 2011

Junk Yard Dogs

My mother is infinitely quotable. Recently she was describing Lapsang Souchong tea to her fella. “It’s got a nice, smoky taste,” she said, “but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.” Earlier this week I wanted to give my Ohlone students a new writing assignment and was looking for a story that would show them what I wanted them to do. After a couple of hours of searching on the Internet, I gave up and wrote […]

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