by Linda Phillips | Sep 3, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
AN ANGELIC OPPORTUNITY On this fascinating sojourn to find a publisher for CRAZY, my Young Adult novel written in verse, I find myself launching into new territory. Backing up a bit, I have worked with an agent for the past year and-a-half to no avail. While she...
by Linda Phillips | Aug 21, 2012 | Blog, Uncategorized
AFTER THE HIATUS I’m back. It’s been almost a year. I told myself I wasn’t going to blog again until I had something substantial to blog about. So I retired from teaching. That may not be substantial to you, but it is major to me. Today, as a...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 8, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Every year at about this time, we take our sixth-graders on an overnight camping excursion to a nearby YMCA facility. For some this is a first-time experience, and a big part of our planning is dedicated to relieving the anxiety and answering all the questions about...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 4, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
The ups and downs of the first full week of a new school year have come to pass and with it, a sigh of relief. At least now we can begin to establish a routine and settle into some semblance of normalcy. But that old word–normal–dogs me once again. Many...
by Linda Phillips | Aug 13, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Summer as we teachers know it is drawing to a close. In order to make the journey back to the classroom more palatable every year, I go through a systems check to assure myself that I did, indeed, accomplish all the items on my hearts-desire list for one more summer....
by Linda Phillips | Jul 16, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
It’s half over. Exactly one month from today. I avoid looking at the calendar because that’s just way too in your face. I try to ignore the way the clock seems to be racing on its own time-warp schedule, getting louder and more menacing as it...
by Linda Phillips | Jun 23, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
It’s finally here. Summer. I’m free as a bird for a precious cluster of weeks and I don’t want to waste a minute. First, I tackled the to-do list, starting with the windows inside and out, upstairs and down. My husband and I chuckled over our...
by Linda Phillips | May 29, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
I’ve not had a spare minute to blog the past month because I’ve had my nose in a book. The one I just finished writing, that is. It’s my second novel and I’ve been on a self-imposed fast track, staying up late and getting up early and all of...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 25, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
Our first grandson is due any day now, and I can’t help but reminisce about his father, our son, and speculate about who this precious little boy will become in life. The memories. I still chuckle when I think of some of the antics of Thomas and his twin...
by Linda Phillips | Apr 2, 2011 | Blog, Uncategorized
One of the favorite catch phrases of any good teacher or parent is “make the right choice.” It’s always a triumphant moment when our children or students make a wise decision independently, but more often than not, a teachable moment or a gentle...
