Professional Masks: Musing on Meaning
The idea of “professional” raises my hackles. It suggests propriety, and exclusivity. In the early days of my learning and violence work, I met a literacy worker who found herself...
Fear, it’s the way it is now
I’ve ridden along the lake feeling the strangeness, noticing the people who look away as I approach. Only the occasional person looks at me, and still fewer respond to my...
What Are You Learning?
In this time of Covid-19 and widespread shutdown, there is physical distancing for some, and too much physical closeness for others living or working in tight spaces. Some people feel...
Conditions
We don’t blame lettuces for not growing well. We look at the conditions they are growing in. We question whether they have the right nutrients, the right amount of water,...