Anyone who knows me well knows that one of my favorite childhood books was Anne of Green Gables. I actually love the entire series. My obsession started when I saw the first two Megan Follows/Jonathan Crombie movies for the first time. I was probably about 6. From then on, Gilbert Blythe became my dream guy.…… Continue reading Childhood Flashback: Revisiting the Anne of Green Gables Series
Category: Nerdy Nuggets
Fact-checking, Defending the Truth, and Other Social Media Issues
Last week, I saw a post on Facebook where someone was comparing a popular reality TV personality to a woman who had done some pretty cool things in the world of science. The person encouraged people to admire this woman rather than the reality TV star. The claim was that most people probably haven’t even…… Continue reading Fact-checking, Defending the Truth, and Other Social Media Issues
A Leprechaun Surprise: First Sentence Writing Prompt
Recently, as part of my first-sentence prompts class, we did a holiday story. As has been the case with every class we’ve done together, I ended up with a completely different story than my student. While hers was about Christmas, mine involved a leprechaun. Our first sentence was “Shawn snuck quietly down the hallway, hoping…… Continue reading A Leprechaun Surprise: First Sentence Writing Prompt
The Not So Haunted House: First Sentence Writing Prompt
I’ve recently started teaching a student online in a first-sentence writing prompts class. Each week, there’s a genre. Then I have a list of 100 first sentences, which may or may not easily apply to that genre. The student picks a number, and that’s the prompt that we go with for the class. Then we…… Continue reading The Not So Haunted House: First Sentence Writing Prompt
40 Things About Shilo Dawn You May Not Know
In November, I did a post about how my life wasn’t where I expected it to be at 40. I thought I’d do a little more lighthearted 40 post. Here are 40 things you may not know about me, Shilo Dawn Goodson. For fun, keep track of how many facts you know about me. You…… Continue reading 40 Things About Shilo Dawn You May Not Know
What 2023 Book Do You Need to Read?
I’ve really been looking forward to writing this post about books from 2023, and I hope that other people enjoy this post as much as I enjoyed writing it. I, of course, haven’t read every book written last year, but I have compiled a list of 22 books that I read that were written in…… Continue reading What 2023 Book Do You Need to Read?
It’s All Fun and Games ‘Til You Get An AI Stalker
Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a bit of a nerd. I mean my favorite television show has been “Jeopardy” pretty much forever. When I was a little kid, I read the encyclopedia for fun. I’m not just talking about one entry. I’m talking a whole volume at a time. Messing With…… Continue reading It’s All Fun and Games ‘Til You Get An AI Stalker