Hello! Everbody home?

My uncle has his own version of conversational English. He’d come to the house and begins with, “Hello! Everbody home?” I know the voice and that I’d be stuck listening to his outmoded ideas for four hours a pop. He addresses the economy and asserts that tons of bananas could be...
Posted On Jul 28 2014 04:00
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One year, one page

One of my outputs this year is a bio-profile I wrote for my grandchildren, dubbed as a “personal memoir” by others. As a language teacher, I am familiar of ways that others use to write a memoir. A known writer even reflected on the process of writing hers. I am not much of a...
Posted On Jul 28 2014 04:00
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A seven-year itch of writing

Beginning this year, I am resolved to write 10 pieces of literary outputs, quitting on the seventh year when they might be widely shared. The image of the “seven-year itch” comes from a movie where the psychological insight that the passion on anything, particularly in marriage,...
Posted On Jul 25 2014 04:00
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Wisdom for another summer

It always feels like summer on Saipan, which makes the “summer reading season” seem like a hollow phrase. But still, it doesn’t get more summer than July. Summertime is traditionally vacation time, and vacation time is a chance to catch up on some reading. It’s been a topic of...
Posted On Jul 25 2014 04:00
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