Alien Thoughts
It struck me that part of the wonder from the story is the absence of alien antagonism. Abductions are mysterious, not malevolent, It’s a story of a search, not a triumph over evil. We have, in this story, really nothing to fear.
Shoot into the Wind
Florida is a Stand Your Ground state, after all. And while it seems a small and innocent bit of satire amidst the ongoing destruction, it should not surprise us that Americans are–indeed–shooting at the storm. How many do it in an earnest desire to drive away the wind?
What We Hope For, And What Comes Between Us
Hours after arriving in the United States and I am wrestling with questions that have dominated my weekend and been drawn more acute by it. They are questions about not merely the gulfs of politics and ideology, but those of language. And not just about differing...
Cuba Redux
It’s been some years since I took a “Reality Tour” to Cuba. And while I have many memories of that trip, there are some parts of Cuba I worried about then, cracks in the communist walls against capitalist media and marketing that I feared might undermine some of the...
Bambi in Boyland 3: The American Forest
This a 3-part series as a model for student work. Bambi in Boyland: How Disney’s Fawn Reflects American Morals Part Three: The American Forest: How Lost is the Dream of Success? The American Dream must be re-envisioned. It’s time to abandon goals of material wealth...About Me
Steve Chisnell (um, on the right) is a teacher at Royal Oak (MI) High School.
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