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Read Across America Day

Posted on March 2, 2025 by arwenbicknell

Read Across America Day was created to encourage children to read more, and it is celebrated on or near Dr. Seuss’s birthday. If pressed about what my favorite Dr. Seuss book is, I will betray my un-PC roots and tell … Continue reading →

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Essay Day

Posted on February 28, 2025 by arwenbicknell

Let me be clear: I am well aware that my blog posts are NOT essays. Generally, they are musings. Sometimes they are stories. They meander. They generally have a point, but they are not structured or necessarily supported. That said, … Continue reading →

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Dog Biscuit Day

Posted on February 23, 2025 by arwenbicknell

My dog is underprivileged.  As a diabetic, she now only gets very specific treats in very specific amounts. Before her affliction, however, her currency was teeny, thumbnail size MilkBones, and her most favorite word in the world was “biscuit.” We … Continue reading →

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Prevent Plagiarism Day

Posted on February 19, 2025 by arwenbicknell

“If it’s on the internet, I can just use it without saying where I got it, right?” This is one of the banes of my professional existence. Someone else wrote those words, took that photo, drew that picture. Why on … Continue reading →

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All the News That’s Fit to Print Day

Posted on February 11, 2025 by arwenbicknell

So, this one is a day late, but better late than never. (And no, the irony that I missed a deadline on a post about journalism is not lost on me!) I studied journalism in college. I thought I was … Continue reading →

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