Callie Feyen

To make a loaf of beer herb bread, you need to start with two packages of yeast. You sprinkle that over lukewarm water and stir to dissolve. After that, you fold in heated beer, sugar, salt, and melted butter. There’s no proofing the yeast in this recipe, and I like that. I hate proofing yeast because I don’t understand how… View Post

Over at Tweetspeak Poetry, there’s a conversation going on about how to tell our moms we love them on Valentine’s Day.  What to give, what to tell them, etc.  “We are partial to the ways of words,” they say. So with that, I decided to have my way with words and give you some advice on what to give your… View Post

Because since when should I obey fear? Maybe when yellow jackets are involved. Or sharks. But other than that, “Fear? You be quiet.” Because isn’t that what we’re all trying to do after adolescence? Figure out what has happened to us? I’m not convinced the tragedy is unrequited love or two families who are unable to get along. I think… View Post

My students walked into the classroom to see a ball of playdoh wrapped in wax paper sitting on their desks. The directions were pretty simple: See how many different objects you can make with the amount of dough you have. No trading or combining, you can only use what you have. I gave them a few ideas to get them… View Post

{reading} Romeo and Juliet. I have to teach it in a few weeks and I’m reading it with quite the flutter and trepidation in my heart. Those poor kids. But I have to say, I think Shakespeare got it right when he decided to make them fourteen instead of Brooke’s  Romeus and Juliet, who are sixteen. What other age group… View Post