Conversation time capsule
When my father would have turned 95, I received a surprise email from StoryCorps. It said my interview with him was now in their online archive.
life histories
From Family Station Wagon to the Apollo Moon Rover
For me, Apollo is the story of my father William Taylor, a mid-level engineer behind the lunar rover.
Ralph Ellison and Telling Stories of Invisibility
This month we marked the Ralph Ellison centennial, celebrating the author of Invisible Man, which won the National Book Award in 1953. Although he became… Read More »Ralph Ellison and Telling Stories of Invisibility
School Libraries Under Fire
My early memories of reading take me back to the library at Washington Mill Elementary, where in third or fourth grade I spent hours… Read More »School Libraries Under Fire