But Wait!: Recent Episodes
Shelley Krause
In which Shelley reads The Tree Lady, by H. Joseph Hopkins, illustrated by Jill McElmurry.
Happy Birthday, Rosie!
I read Mary Ann Koruth's December 17th, 2020 piece on WhoWhatWhy.org entitled, "MVC delays rule-making even as NJ license law takes effect in two weeks.
The NJ Motor Vehicle Commission has still not implemented regulations in connection with A4743/S3229, despite the fact that the law, which has already been passed, was supposed to go into effect on January 1, 2021. I read a piece published on Nov. 20, 2020, on WhoWhatWhy.org, written by Mary Ann Koruth, entitled, "Undocumented NJ Residents at Risk Under New Proposed Rules."
I read Brianna Theobald's (@Bri_Theobald) November 19th, 2020 piece on Nursing Clio (NursingClio.org), entitled "Susie Walking Bear Yellowtail and Histories of Native American Nursing." The full text of the piece, including citations which I did not include in my reading, can be found at https://nursingclio.org/2020/11/19/susie-walking-bear-yellowtail-and-histories-of-native-american-nursing.
I read Professor Koritha Mitchell's piece, initially published on November 10, 2020 in Electric Lit (electricliterature.com), entitled, "Toni Morrison’s 'The Bluest Eye; Showed Me How Race and Gender Are Intertwined." The piece is available here, https://electricliterature.com/toni-morrisons-the-bluest-eye-showed-me-how-race-and-gender-are-intertwined, and you can follow Professor Mitchell on Twitter @ProfKori.
I read my original copy of A Bargain for Frances, by Russell and Lillian Hoban. You can hear me turn the pages, hope that's cool. I have loved this story for pretty much as long as I can remember; hope you enjoy it, too.
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I read Becky Z. Dernbach's piece in Sahan Journal entitled, "Minnesota’s 2020 Teacher of the Year read her class a picture book to help them understand the George Floyd killing. Minnesota’s largest police association didn’t like it." The link to the piece is here: https://sahanjournal.com/education/minnesota-george-floyd-book-teacher-qorsho-hassan-police-controversy. Becky Z. Dernbach is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. You can follow her on Twitter at @bzosiad. Sahan Journal relies on the generosity of individual readers. Starting now through December 31, any new monthly donation you make to Sahan Journal will be matched at its full-year value; see sahanjournal.com for details.
I read a Twitter thread posted by L'Erin (@lerinjo on Twitter) on the evening of Wednesday, November 18th, 2020. The thread is here: https://twitter.com/lerinjo/status/1329248990978842635
I read Khalida Sarwarhi's piece entitled "Let's Talk About Reparations for the Families of Lynching Victims," about a conference at Northeastern University on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Full text of the piece is located here: https://news.northeastern.edu/2020/11/15/lets-talk-about-reparations-for-the-families-of-lynching-victims, and you can follow Khalida at @zohalsarwari on Twitter.
I read A's piece, "Identity in Quarantine," shared in her Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/bubbah_du/status/1327313559307612160 on November 13, 2020. Their Twitter handle is @bubbah_du.
I read "Preparing the Ground for a More Perfect Union," by Michelle Holliday (@thrivability). The text of the original piece, published on Thursday, November 12th, 2020, is available here: https://thrivableworld.mn.co/posts/preparing-the-ground-for-a-more-perfect-union
I read "A Sick Swan Is Saved After a 23-Mile Odyssey by Foot, Car and Subway," by Troy Closson (@Troy_Closson), which originally appeared in the New York Times on November 10th, 2020. The link to the original article is here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/nyregion/swan-jamaica-bay-rescue.html
I read Katherine Miller's November 9th Buzzfeed piece, entitled, "Whaat Happens When Trump Gets Out Of Our Brains. The full text is here: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/katherinemiller/trump-leave-white-house-inside-our-heads.
The full title of this piece, written by Science correspondent Ann Gibbons (@evolutionscribe), is "Woman the hunter: Ancient Andean remains challenge old ideas of who speared big game." The text was published on November 4th, 2020, and can be read online at https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/woman-hunter-ancient-andean-remains-challenge-old-ideas-who-speared-big-game.
This was originally published as a Washington Post opinion piece on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, 2020. The text, by Walter Greason (@WorldProfessor on Twitter) is available here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/03/honor-people-places-lost-to-violent-racism
The text of this article by Phyllis Fagell can be found in the Oct. 29th, 2020 issue of the Washington Post. Here's the link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/10/29/children-election
Follow Phyllis on Twitter: @pfagell
A reading of the article, "The Making Of The Eternal Forest At Meiji Shrine," as written by Kirsty Kawano; the text is here: https://savvytokyo.com/the-making-of-the-eternal-forest-at-meiji-shrine/
Eric Swan's College Application Prompts for the 2020-2021 Cycle in McSweeney's; the full text is here: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/college-application-essay-prompts-for-the-2020-2021-cycle.
In which I read Paul Krugman's op-ed for the NYT, published on 10-29-20. Text is here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/29/opinion/trump-trade-international-relations.html.