Allison
@aberryhill.bsky.social
Writer, accordion player, runner, reader, teacher, wedding officiant, Iowa farmer, dirt-road Democrat, juggler, freethinker. Not necessarily in that order. Oh, and puppets. http://schoolblazing.blogspot.com
Lovely poem in this week’s @newyorker.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Lovely poem in this week’s @newyorker.com
Me too, minus the drawing.
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Me too, minus the drawing.
Assigning myself to the role of Andrew Harnik Fan Club president.
November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Assigning myself to the role of Andrew Harnik Fan Club president.
First snow of my 65th year
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
First snow of my 65th year
Right there with you. Made Saturday.
November 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Right there with you. Made Saturday.
Edith Wharton had trump and his gawdy ballroom pegged back in 1919.
October 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Edith Wharton had trump and his gawdy ballroom pegged back in 1919.
Look what’s trending
October 7, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Look what’s trending
I reread Night yesterday in preparation for teaching it to 9th graders. There are quite literally dozens and dozens of lines that ring deep warning to our present situation.
Let’s start with this on page 6. ICE, anyone?
Let’s start with this on page 6. ICE, anyone?
September 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I reread Night yesterday in preparation for teaching it to 9th graders. There are quite literally dozens and dozens of lines that ring deep warning to our present situation.
Let’s start with this on page 6. ICE, anyone?
Let’s start with this on page 6. ICE, anyone?
We are here. (Night by Elie Wiesel)
September 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We are here. (Night by Elie Wiesel)
I don’t get it. What part of this does he deny? If it walks like a duck…
September 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I don’t get it. What part of this does he deny? If it walks like a duck…
It’s time for all of us to read the opening chapter of Night. And look in the mirror. www.renaissanceacademyschools.com/uploads/1/5/...
September 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It’s time for all of us to read the opening chapter of Night. And look in the mirror. www.renaissanceacademyschools.com/uploads/1/5/...
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, Sept. 29, 2025
September 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, Sept. 29, 2025
Seriously, ABC? Huge false equivalency here.
September 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Seriously, ABC? Huge false equivalency here.
I am so excited! I am quitting Duolingo when I hit 1000 days. Free at last.
September 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I am so excited! I am quitting Duolingo when I hit 1000 days. Free at last.
These creatures make my puppets look human.
September 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
These creatures make my puppets look human.