...Failure to Commun'cate...

So I failed. Miserably. Baby got sick. I am stuck on our couch with body ache and that lovely scratchy-throat-you-can't-scratch feeling while coughing up phlegm. Mmm. Baby viruses are sooo good to the adults who take care of them. But I digress. I failed at my attempt to finish a book in several days. I read all of two pages of The Last Policeman, at least they were two good pages. I've read a lot of crap over the summer but this was not one of them.
 I did start Jay Asher's amazing novel, 13 Reasons Why. In twenty minutes I read the first 50 pages. That was a feat for me. I also began The Princess Bride for a re-read for my classes. 10th grade will be reading this and talking about the purposes and reality of reality. Metafiction, which more and more I find many High School English teachers do not know about, will be prominent. Maybe because I grew up on comic books and Sci-Fi do I know this or maybe Loyola Marymount's professors did a really good job teaching me.
 I am also interested in using parts of Joe Sacco's work. I'm reading The Fixer right now. and as soon as I can find the damn book, Palestine.
 Did manage to finish Craig Thompson's Carnet de Yoyage, which was essentially what I did for our trip to Europe about three years ago (wow time flew) now. Loved it. And I thought I had anxiety!

What I'm Reading right now.

I've taken on waaaay too many novels this past year and according to my Goodreads account: I'm at 47 out of 50. I've just downloaded The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters. I'm starting it in a few minutes. And I'm 6 days behind on my own Writing Journal I do with my Freshman and Sophomores.

The Test Begins...NowNowNowNowNowNowNow

This is a test. The first of many posts I hope to complete this coming year. I'm trying to balance out my writing life and help out a few fellow teachers along the way. I'll try and recommend titles for both teachers and students as well as fun reads I've discovered at my own local comic shop. And the whole time I'll be writing about what I'm currently reading for students and others alike. Hope you enjoy.