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    Out-of-This-World Books and More
    Christina Dendy
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Out-of-This-World Books and More

    This is Juno, intragalactic voyager and space explorer. Since launching in 2011, Juno has traveled millions of miles to reach the largest...
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    National Forest Week
    Christina Dendy
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    National Forest Week

    Okay, so this week, July 12 through July 18, is National Forest Week. Personally, I think we should celebrate forests and trees and...
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    Rain, Rain ...
    Christina Dendy
    • Jul 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Rain, Rain ...

    Go away? Or come and stay? That rather depends on various conditions. We can't survive without rain, but like many good things, too much...
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    Firefly Time!
    Christina Dendy
    • Jul 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    Firefly Time!

    Did you know that the ancient Greek word for firefly is kysolampis, which roughly translates to "shining butt"? (The root words mean...
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    Mars
    Christina Dendy
    • Feb 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    Mars

    "The ship came down from space. It came from the stars and the black velocities, and the shining movements, and the silent gulfs of...
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    The Mending Wall
    Christina Dendy
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Mending Wall

    "Spring is the mischief in me," Robert Frost, renowned New England poet, writes. Frost first published his poem, "The Mending Wall," in...
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    Indigenous Peoples' Day (Not Columbus Day)
    Christina Dendy
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    Indigenous Peoples' Day (Not Columbus Day)

    It seems I write something about this each year, or at least post something about it. I'm not alone. Challenging the premise of Columbus...
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    Got Walls?
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 15, 2020
    • 4 min

    Got Walls?

    The short answer should be "probably." Once upon a childhood, I grew up within walls, like most of us do, and admittedly, my home today...
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    False Narratives on Irish History
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 5, 2020
    • 2 min

    False Narratives on Irish History

    I’ve seen the false narratives about Irish “enslavement” in the Americas going around again. You demean the true and complicated...
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    Timely Words from FDR
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Timely Words from FDR

    On January 11, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his annual state of the union address as a “fireside chat,” one of the...
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    Earth Day Videos and Read-Alouds
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Earth Day Videos and Read-Alouds

    A few resources for Earth Day (originally posted April 1, 2020) ... Looking for some ways to celebrate Earth Day (which you can do any...
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    Bread and Roses
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Bread and Roses

    On my brain today, and above all, as a writer-educator, I love calling attention to primary sources. Bread and Roses As we come marching,...
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    Redefining Genius, Gifted, Talented, etc.
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Redefining Genius, Gifted, Talented, etc.

    I’ve been meaning to write about this for a bit, and then I stumbled on this article: Let’s Quit Brainwashing Kids that It’s a College...
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    Got Perspective?
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    Got Perspective?

    I just made a general post on my personal FB page, and it occurs to me that it might be of use from the perspective of writing. Here’s...
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    The Revolution Begins … in Books
    Christina Dendy
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Revolution Begins … in Books

    I’m going a little out on a limb here. I think we have a problem with how we are approaching literature and English in our schools. Yes,...
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