Deborah L. Wolter

Last week, I found myself overwhelmed by a pile of journals, notes, and calendars from my work prior to retirement, my current writing project, private practice, and my home. As I tackled the pile, I realized that I had different methods for keeping my notes, journal entries, calendars, and lists for different situations. I am […]

We Are What We Eat (by Alice Waters)and Digital Minimalism (by Cal Newport) are two books uncannily similar in their messages. We are what we eat in terms of food…and we are what we consume on social media. Both books seemed to feed off on each other as I read them, a chapter or two […]

Authoritarianism in reading and writing development is proliferating from both left and right sides of the political aisle. The level of authoritarianism ranges on continuum from mild shouldas, couldas and wouldas to loud, and even violent, calls for bans and mandates. Some of the common traits of authoritarianism involve a desire for social uniformity (equality […]

Once in a while, I’ll find myself reading a book that I’d consider a beach read—books that seem to have a mass appeal and not all that intellectually stimulating. The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs was on a shelf outside our local bookstore. On sale. I was in a hurry to pick up […]

With critical theory continuing to be embroiled in controversy, there has been an uptick in banning, challenging, or judging children’s books in our schools and libraries. After years of teaching and learning with educators in Pre-K through 12, I have yet to meet a teacher who deliberately try to make children uncomfortable about the identities […]