Benefits from Cleaning the Attic
“I need something from the attic,” my wife said to me the other morning as I was beginning my assault on the day’s crowded to-do list....
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Dennis L. Peterson
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
Remembering William Zinsser
Zinsser was born October 7, 1922. Following service in the Army in North Africa and Italy during World War II, he returned to the United...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Change and Continuity Revisited
Today, I take a brief glance backward to August 28, 2015, when I posted this article, my first effort at blogging. Much has changed since...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Feb 18, 2020
- 1 min
Tuesday Teaser: Dealing with Setbacks
Be sure to check out Part 1 of the featured article about this book on Southern Writers magazine’s Suite T blog this Friday at...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 31, 2020
- 2 min
Jack or Master?
No doubt, you’ve heard the adage “a jack of all trades, a master of none,” referring to someone who can do a lot of different things but...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 13, 2020
- 1 min
Education Article Published
This article of mine just came out in the Spring issue of Parent Update by the American Association of Christian Schools. #writing...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 16, 2019
- 3 min
New School Year Revives Memories
It’s school time again. You can’t avoid knowing that fact because of all the Walmart aisles crowded with school supplies for sale. (I...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 28, 2019
- 3 min
Doing It Right
I was impressed the minute the man got out of his truck. My appreciation for him grew by the minute. When the installer arrived, two...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 17, 2019
- 2 min
Reflections on a Winslow Homer Painting
But that painting, “Snap the Whip,” was more than a sanity-maintainer for me. It reminded me of three special people: my grandfather, my...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Feb 8, 2019
- 1 min
Show, Don’t Tell
One of the most-often stated maxims of writing instruction is “Show, don’t tell.” For example, instead of telling me that a particular...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 30, 2018
- 2 min
On Where Time Goes
Another month has flown by. It’s only 25 days until Christmas! Wasn’t it just last week that we were returning Christmas decorations to...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 9, 2018
- 2 min
The Project that Birthed Death and Life
On this date in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a secret project that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 31, 2018
- 2 min
Put the Cookies on the Bottom Shelf!
I don’t know where I first heard that statement: “Put the cookies on the bottom shelf.” It certainly didn’t originate with me, but I have...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 28, 2018
- 2 min
Tell Them While You Can
This week marks my wife’s third week of school already, not counting the week of in-service training, and the stories she shares when she...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 14, 2018
- 1 min
Being On Purpose
Yesterday, I had the honor and privilege of presenting to a group of teachers in their beginning-of-year in-service training. I spoke on...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 7, 2018
- 2 min
Odor-Initiated Memories
My wife recently bought some electric plug-in room deodorizers for our house. She asked me to install one that she had laid out for the...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 3, 2018
- 3 min
How on Earth Did We Manage?
Today marks the beginning of South Carolina’s “tax-free weekend.” It’s not actually totally tax free. Only certain products–and a...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jul 17, 2018
- 4 min
A Teacher’s Greatest Thrill
Some people work for a large, satisfying paycheck. Others work for the public and private recognition they receive from appreciative...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jul 13, 2018
- 3 min
A Brief Step Back in Time
My wife, a second-grade teacher, usually has her mind, even during her summer vacation, on school-related matters. Sometimes, that leads...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 13, 2018
- 1 min
“New” Old Ways
“In their never-ending search for better ways to teach, educators are tempted to be enamored of anything new and to eschew what they...
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