I wish I had never gone to journalism school. That curse has brought me double the pain this week. If you’ve been paying attention to Corpus Christi’s local media this week, you surely missed the latest news about the historic Oak Park United Methodist Church. You know, the one the whole city was talking about [...]

This story is not as funny as the title implies.  In fact, except for its relatively happy ending, it’s a horrible tale. So I worry that my tone may be too flippant  — even decades removed. Dear reader, I beg your forgiveness in advance.  I offer this story, not as a joke, but as a [...]

For more than two years now, a friend and I have been day-dreaming about starting a school.  Both of us are short on school-starting credentials, however.  My friend, Chris Espinosa (known to many Texas students as “Uncle Chris,“)  is not even a certified teacher, and, while I do at least have that much formal qualification,  [...]

We’re just starting our research on this book, and I’ll be posting links and other stuff that you, dear patient, might find interesting or helpful as we go along. Here’s the first tidbit (if you live in Texas anyway). The Texas Medical Board keeps a fairly thorough record of disciplinary actions it takes against the [...]

I haven’t posted anything in this section of my blog yet, but, never fear, I have plenty of stuff coming. I am a quite prolific writer in my own head. The problem is getting all that stuff out of my dang head so that it can be of some use to you. I’m working on [...]

As a writing teacher, I’ve seen the same 10 issues plague student papers time and again. They also show up in business letters, things like my own darn wedding invitation, and even in professional writing (especially advertising).

It’s been said that there are more writers in the world than readers. I want to conduct a study someday to see if that’s true. My guess is that it is.

Ha. I tricked you.If anyone tells you that writing is pleasant or easy, he or she is either lying or not a good writer.

This is usually the first lesson in any writing class I teach. And it annoys me a little that most teachers overlook this problem entirely.

This article is about my nightmarish experience dealing with the main problem in American public schools: teachers simply do not have time to do their jobs properly.