por Ersun Warncke | Ene 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Writing that shines a lightLife never ceases to be difficult, to paraphrase Rilke. Amidst its slings and arrows, there is often little to comfort and guide.Without generous writers, there would be almost nothing to help us see in the dark.Among recent difficulties...
por Ersun Warncke | Dic 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Why challenging the status quo mattersA new realityRecently, I watched Netflix’s relationship reality show The Ultimatum: Queer Love.If you haven’t seen it, the show features five lesbian couples that split up and reshuffle. One partner in each wants to get married,...
por Ersun Warncke | Dic 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
How not to suffer for artThe holidays can be the best of times and the worst of times. Even those of us privileged to live in peace and comfort can be swept into a nerve-rattling vortex of over-consumption and competitive good cheer.In the spirit of counteracting this...
por Ersun Warncke | Dic 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Why elbow grease matters in educationFor slightly convoluted reasons (a Kindle subscription was involved) I found myself reading Daniel Kahneman’s doorstop Thinking, Fast and Slow. Among the many (oh so many) fascinating titbits Kahneman doles out is a story about...
por Ersun Warncke | Dic 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Real-world writing strategiesThings students have said to me:‘I asked my teacher how long the essay needed to be and he said, “how long is a piece of string?”‘‘Wait! You can start a sentence with ‘but’?’‘What is the process for answering an essay question?’These...
por Ersun Warncke | Dic 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Part of the ‘Between the Lines’ series of writer interviews.In magical realmsIt is Sunday afternoon. Outside Rosanna Leo’s home (not far from Toronto, Ontario) the leaves have turned. “Just a couple of weeks till the beginning of winter,” she remarks. “It’s long here:...
