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A Teaching Perk Not in My Contract
The role of names in my sense of belonging at school
May 2
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Wendy DeGroat
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April 2024
Do You Know Someone Older than Social Security? Are You Older than Medicare?
Reflections on America's relatively young old-age safety nets
Apr 18
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Wendy DeGroat
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Silence and Inspiration in Alabama
Reflecting on three women, two monuments, and my not-really-retirement plan
Apr 12
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Wendy DeGroat
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You Just Know. . .
As an educator, how will I know it's time to retire?
Apr 4
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Wendy DeGroat
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March 2024
Approaching a Major Life Intersection? Drive a Pickup Truck
Pondering a personal pattern between trucks and confidence
Mar 28
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Wendy DeGroat
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Here-and-Now Communities
The benefits and challenges of belonging
Mar 22
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From Anxious to Generous Frugality
How a shift in my relationship with money relates to gratitude, retirement, and joy
Mar 14
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Resourcery Reimagined (Part 4 of 4)
Part 4: Considering whether what's next might be less about doing something different, and more about practicing resourcery (a.k.a., librarianship) in…
Mar 8
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Wendy DeGroat
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I've Been Known to Talk to Trees (Part 3 of 4)
Part 3: Reflecting on my relationship with nature and ways it might deepen in my next chapter
Mar 1
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Wendy DeGroat
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February 2024
Coffins Were This Idea's First Tinder (Addendum to Part 2 of 4)
An idea for combining writing with woodworking—and the experiences that led to it
Feb 23
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Wendy DeGroat
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Moonlight, Poetry, and Courage (Part 2 of 4)
Part 2: What it might mean to put writing in the foreground of my evolving canvas
Feb 16
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The Colors Underneath (Part 1 of 4)
Part 1: Exploring the woodworking layer of my evolving canvas
Feb 8
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Wendy DeGroat
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