Word: sonly
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Seven years ago, Paul Harding was just starting out as an Expos preceptor. At nights he would teach fiction writing at the Harvard Extension School, then go home and help take care of his newborn son. “Once I had kids, I realized how much free time I used to have,” Harding says. “It was a kick in the ass; I couldn’t be precious about writing.” Over the next three years he would juggle his careers as educator and father, while completing his first major published...
...gridlock of cars in the driveway; people will exchange phone numbers, the right ones or made-up ones; the snow will start to thaw and spring will start to come, and then this summer and then next year. And Ellen will have to look at her sullen, Ivy-bound son, and pick up his sister and little brother from wherever they are, and the four of them will have to look into the fridge and wonder what to have for dinner, as I drive home across the dark, snowy line that separates one week from the next...
...It’s a wonderful thing—even small things, like picking my son up from school or having breakfast with my family, are highly meaningful. When you break out of [the campaign], it’s an eye-opening experience because you remember, ‘Wow, this is what life is like...
...according to Edward K. Sebelius, the Governor’s son and a Kennedy School student who will graduate this year, the speech is unlikely to be partisan in nature...
...knew that there were problems at other institutions, but I had no idea that there were as many problems as there are. I was inundated with dozens and dozens of emails from faculty members and dozens from parents who responded saying they were trying to get help for their son or they were trying to get help for a student and the administration where they were was completely unresponsive or wasn't able to give help even if they wanted to. It became clear to me that this was a much larger problem than we'd like to admit.We...