Tag Archives: Neil Gaiman

Pandemic Poem #15

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Pandemic poem #15, originally written on 4/4/2020 after checking the morning news (where medical professionals were being interviewed about people being sick and dying alone, far from their families and friends in quarantine), seeing the number of cases and casualties … Continue reading →

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Short and Sane: If Neil Gaiman Says It, It Must Be True….

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

I recently had a discussion with a former student of mine who was worried about possibly failing a test. I told him, “failing means you’re learning.” I thought, “eeeeep, how would I respond if I thought I had failed something … Continue reading →

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