Category Archives: The Long Story

And So, The Cruelest Month

Posted on April 1, 2012 by awtraughber

APRIL IS THE CRUELEST MONTH, T. S. Eliot wrote at the beginning of his masterpiece, “The Waste Land.” And so here we are, this first day of April.  For the poet, April was cruel for its “breeding/ Lilacs out of … Continue reading →

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Stop. Go. Stop Again.

Posted on March 11, 2012 by awtraughber

THESE LAST FEW DAYS have been packed . . . and rainy. . . and windy.  The end of the a quarter is always a stressful time, especially when it involves major things beyond the classroom.  This quarter has been … Continue reading →

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Learning and Lent

Posted on February 27, 2012 by awtraughber

HOPEFULNESS seems like a strange way to start the season of Lent, I suppose.  With a closer look, though, I think we’d find every religious impulse, every act of faith, so somehow rooted in hope.  Even discipline.  Perhaps with discipline … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Being Mosby

Posted on February 22, 2012 by awtraughber

The First in an Occasional Series of Reflections on a Monday Night Television Show GOOD NETWORK SITCOMS aren’t easy to come by these days.  Some are quite popular but also pretty flat.  Others find themselves revolving around overly-obnoxious characters a … Continue reading →

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Can You Begin Again?

Posted on February 19, 2012 by awtraughber

TWENTY YEARS AGO, U2 released Achtung Baby, the album that would surpass The Joshua Tree as the band’s best in the eyes and ears of many.  Last year, Davis Guggenheim released a documentary about the period of time between those … Continue reading →

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