Nora: When I was asked if I would be willing to teach creative writing at an underperforming middle school in an urban neighborhood with a very small budget, my first question was: What does “underperforming” mean? But I was willing– despite how little they could pay or what that meant exactly– because I’ve been feeling, […]
Tag Archives: @noraraleighb
May
06
One Author, One Librarian, One Teacher; Three Nerds by Nora Raleigh Baskin, Beth Parmer, and Jimmy Sapia
posted by CBethM
September
08
They Were My Kids by Nora Raleigh Baskin
posted by CBethM
“I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.” William Stafford Each time I write a new novel I am putting something out into the world; and each time I do, I get something back, usually a tenfold return. I began writing as a kid as a way to express myself, to […]
March
23
Before and After 9/11 by Nora Raleigh Baskin
posted by CBethM
Anyone who knows even a little about the publishing business would understand that there could be no way, when conceiving of a new book project, to predict when it will see the light of day. So it wasn’t until my manuscript Nine, Ten was nearing publication that I realized that this year is actually the […]
November
04
What Ruby Gave Me by Nora Raleigh Baskin
posted by CBethM
Yesterday morning I went to the Westport Health department to have my Tine test checked. I am happy to report I do not have TB, in part — though not entirely! — because I can now begin volunteering at the Bedford Hills Women’s Correctional facility. That is what Ruby [On the Outside] has done for […]
