There is something to be said for retiring before you are bitter and resentful or so broken you cannot enjoy the next season of your life, but it is so hard to say good-bye. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/the-last-class/

I am striving to live my truth and tell my truth but recognize that I must also adopt the proper perspective to prevent my head (and that of others) from exploding. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/in-2023-my-olw-offers-perspective/

We all know that class size matters in every aspect of education, but it is especially true when it comes to comprehensive literacy. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/2025-reflections/

Surviving those times of stress did teach me an important lesson about refreshing and renewing myself https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/how-do-you-refresh-renew/

As a human I continually work to prioritize sparking joy in my life and relationships. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/spark-my-olw-for-2022/

I must transform myself into someone who is always a writer, a creative, a doer. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/resist-my-olw-for-2021/

While the last classes that I taught in Breckinridge Hall left me in tears, they also made me so happy as so many of my students were inspired (despite their own exhaustion and stress) to write some of their best work and craft amazing manifestos. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/2025-reflections/

Humans have always sought refuge, but for the past decade finding that refuge has become simultaneously more necessary and more difficult. As I transition into a new season of life I want to build it around a community of refuge. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/where-do-you-find-refuge/

Looking for a movie the whole family can enjoy during the holidays? We discuss what we think makes a good movie to please the whole family amidst the busy holiday season, and then we’ve got six movie suggestions for you to pop on the TV, including dinosaurs, marmalade loving bears, and more! 

https://pca.st/episode/91b08806-3b1b-46f7-ab6d-68ebce02176c

healing is necessary to finding joy and peace https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/heal-my-olw-for-2020/

Every day my belief in the magic of writing community was reinforced https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/2025-reflections/

The Trump administration has been busy revoking legal status for immigrants who entered the country through legal pathways -- affecting at least 1.6 million people

https://pca.st/episode/804df5b1-88f2-43a3-805e-d436cac5db37

Those things are what will help me live my best life and every professional choice that does not connect to that goal is not worthy of my grief. https://deannamascle.com/my-olw-for-2019-is-connect/

In 2025 I focused on teaching delight and that paid off for me and for my students. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/2025-reflections/

I teach my students to question but I did not do enough questioning when it comes to my personal life and my personal choices. This OLW may have been the most impactful of them all. https://deannamascle.com/my-olw-for-2018-is-question/

Sometimes we stumble across joy but other times we need to lift up our head so we can see see it before us, behind us, or beside us. Perhaps you can find inspiration in this collection of poems about joy. https://metawriting.deannamascle.com/where-do-you-find-joy/

Everything is already unfair and late capitalism just keeps adding more levels of unfairness. Where can I get my pitchfork sharpened?

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I hope that I can be a lighter for others whether they need someone to ignite their flame or lighten their load. https://deannamascle.com/my-olw-for-2017-is-light/

Ayesha Rascoe (whose kids are spending a lot of time lately playing Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite) sits down with researcher Eli Stark-Elster to clear up some misconceptions around the harms of screentime.

https://pca.st/episode/66ef596b-12ed-41d1-814c-904371285f82

Ayesha Rascoe (whose kids are spending a lot of time lately playing Roblox, Minecraft and Fortnite) sits down with researcher Eli Stark-Elster to clear up some misconceptions around the harms of screentime.

https://pca.st/episode/66ef596b-12ed-41d1-814c-904371285f82