by joscottcoe | Jun 19, 2019 | creative, Culture, writing
On a bike ride Saturday morning, we had more than usual smog in the inland valley. It was scary to know that we were on a paved trail, next to the Santa Ana river bed, heading towards several ranges of mountains that appeared to have evaporated. This happens at...
by joscottcoe | Aug 23, 2018 | buzz, creative, Culture, music, writing
In May, my “A Side” playlist for MASS: A Sniper, a Father, and a Priest was published at Largehearted Boy (many thanks, David Gutowski!). Most people do not realize that by the time he took his position at the UT Austin tower on August 1, 1966, to kill 15...
by joscottcoe | Aug 5, 2016 | creative, Culture, history, women's history, writing
This is not a scoop. This is not an insider tell-you-anything. This is not the beginning or the end or the first or the last word. The heat was unrelenting. Here came the bagpipes. The procession. The tolling of the bell. The stopping of the clock. Dear diary: I was...
by joscottcoe | Jun 10, 2015 | buzz, creative
For almost four years now, as I’ve completed a second book, 1966 has weighed heavily on my mind. Maybe you were born that year, or one of your siblings was. Maybe you got married then, or your parents did. Perhaps you graduated, or got drafted. Maybe you lost...
by joscottcoe | Dec 31, 2011 | creative, podcast
Episode Five, “The Gift of Consent,” now available on iTunes and on this site. Jo asks for your thoughts on how important consent is to any authentic learning experience, both inside and outside traditional learning situations. She also interviews writer...
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