ManhattanWhiteGirl's Blog
All Things NYC
ManhattanWhiteGirl
- Birthday
- June 24
- Bio
- I teach high-school English in the Bronx. I live in Manhattan with my son. I write.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Four days without power or
water in Manhattan
November 04, 2012 10:12AM - Called on the carpet for
reading Junot Diaz in English
class
October 03, 2012 05:33AM - The false deadline of life
September 19, 2012 04:46AM - The mini-death of the end of
summer
August 31, 2012 08:00AM - NYC single mother and son go
camping—without a car
August 22, 2012 10:16AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Hello. I have the utmost
sympathy for you and your
family in
this situation. I
ha…”
November 17, 2012 09:05AM - “Well, I would just like
to express appreciation for
the
beautiful picture,
which…”
November 12, 2012 07:57AM - “Nicely done indeed. I
really enjoyed your
thoughtful
reflection, as well
as numer…”
October 28, 2012 02:51PM - “Okay. I did it. A
public-school-teacher-sized
contribution,
but a
contribution no…”
October 28, 2012 02:43PM - “What a beautiful
picture. Fall is glorious in
the Midwest.
Out here in NYC
we get…”
October 20, 2012 09:26PM
ManhattanWhiteGirl's Links
November 17, 2012 09:05AM
“Hello. I have the utmost sympathy for you and your family in this situation. I have read your other articles on this topic and felt sad. You are right…”
About: Brown Paper Packages Wrapped in Tears
“Hello. I have the utmost sympathy for you and your family in this situation. I have read your other articles on this topic and felt sad. You are right…”
About: Brown Paper Packages Wrapped in Tears
November 12, 2012 07:57AM
“Well, I would just like to express appreciation for the beautiful picture, which I do find inherently soothing somehow.”
About: Geometry/γεωμετρία
“Well, I would just like to express appreciation for the beautiful picture, which I do find inherently soothing somehow.”
About: Geometry/γεωμετρία
October 28, 2012 02:51PM
“Nicely done indeed. I really enjoyed your thoughtful reflection, as well as numerous other of your pieces that I do easily recall.”
About: To Be a Writer
“Nicely done indeed. I really enjoyed your thoughtful reflection, as well as numerous other of your pieces that I do easily recall.”
About: To Be a Writer
October 28, 2012 02:43PM
“Okay. I did it. A public-school-teacher-sized contribution, but a contribution nonetheless. I wish you all the luck in the world!”
About: A Sense of Me
“Okay. I did it. A public-school-teacher-sized contribution, but a contribution nonetheless. I wish you all the luck in the world!”
About: A Sense of Me
October 20, 2012 09:26PM
“What a beautiful picture. Fall is glorious in the Midwest. Out here in NYC we get another whole month of it before things shut down. The leaves are the…”
About: Falling
“What a beautiful picture. Fall is glorious in the Midwest. Out here in NYC we get another whole month of it before things shut down. The leaves are the…”
About: Falling
October 07, 2012 07:13PM
“A wonderful, insightful article--though saddening, I appreciated its thought.”
About: That Was No Rope-a-Dope: Obama Got His Butt Kicked by Romney
“A wonderful, insightful article--though saddening, I appreciated its thought.”
About: That Was No Rope-a-Dope: Obama Got His Butt Kicked by Romney
September 29, 2012 09:45AM
“GREAT story. I love your writing style--it always takes me to a place I am somehow innately familiar with.”
About: Burning Bush
“GREAT story. I love your writing style--it always takes me to a place I am somehow innately familiar with.”
About: Burning Bush
September 26, 2012 09:31AM
“Have them replicated! I can't believe nobody else thought of that.”
About: Am I Too Old To Wear This
“Have them replicated! I can't believe nobody else thought of that.”
About: Am I Too Old To Wear This
September 19, 2012 08:43PM
“To me the coffee and scone thing becomes a big problem when you have all the other crap piled on. I hope for the best for your family--and that at leas…”
About: Knowing This, Why Don't I Feel Better?
“To me the coffee and scone thing becomes a big problem when you have all the other crap piled on. I hope for the best for your family--and that at leas…”
About: Knowing This, Why Don't I Feel Better?
September 19, 2012 08:37PM
“I love this. I've got several "projects" I'm working on right now, in spite of my "conditions!"”
About: Problems?..... No Problem!
“I love this. I've got several "projects" I'm working on right now, in spite of my "conditions!"”
About: Problems?..... No Problem!
September 15, 2012 12:07PM
“The school-culture war among staff you describe is familiar to me, as is the range of what different teachers regard as valid and/or effective procedur…”
About: Saint Adderall?
“The school-culture war among staff you describe is familiar to me, as is the range of what different teachers regard as valid and/or effective procedur…”
About: Saint Adderall?
September 09, 2012 08:40AM
“No. No kid deserves this. It is cruel and unusual punishment--sounds like hell itself. It seems we have a group of throwaway people in our society, eve…”
About: The Harm We Do: Kids in Solitary Confinement
“No. No kid deserves this. It is cruel and unusual punishment--sounds like hell itself. It seems we have a group of throwaway people in our society, eve…”
About: The Harm We Do: Kids in Solitary Confinement
September 09, 2012 08:28AM
“Keep me informed!! I just created a website/blog for my English classes also on WordPress and I find the platform pretty easy to work with.”
About: Moving in frustration
“Keep me informed!! I just created a website/blog for my English classes also on WordPress and I find the platform pretty easy to work with.”
About: Moving in frustration
September 09, 2012 08:22AM
“I really appreciated this piece for the writing, the content, the layout, and I'm so sorry for the sadness. This is the first post of yours I've read,…”
About: Tales of J: Two about politics
“I really appreciated this piece for the writing, the content, the layout, and I'm so sorry for the sadness. This is the first post of yours I've read,…”
About: Tales of J: Two about politics
September 07, 2012 04:15AM
“I have all the sympathy in the world for you. The students can be brutal in their colossal disrespect, outright rudeness and aggressiveness. Hang in th…”
About: Wounds nonetheless: Being gay and a teacher
“I have all the sympathy in the world for you. The students can be brutal in their colossal disrespect, outright rudeness and aggressiveness. Hang in th…”
About: Wounds nonetheless: Being gay and a teacher
September 02, 2012 08:49AM
“I loved this post and I can completely relate to your passion for the place you live. I adore Paris also. Many people live someplace all their life wit…”
About: Could you be an illegal immigrant?
“I loved this post and I can completely relate to your passion for the place you live. I adore Paris also. Many people live someplace all their life wit…”
About: Could you be an illegal immigrant?
September 01, 2012 07:39PM
“I'd go with the boredom theory. I used to find myself fantasizing about my accounting professor in my undergrad years. I failed the class.”
About: I'd Sleep With Paul Ryan But I Wouldn't Vote For Him
“I'd go with the boredom theory. I used to find myself fantasizing about my accounting professor in my undergrad years. I failed the class.”
About: I'd Sleep With Paul Ryan But I Wouldn't Vote For Him
September 01, 2012 11:19AM
“This is really funny. Re the real: as my colleague at our Bronx high school always says--you can't make it up.”
About: Maine Writer Stews and Sues the News
“This is really funny. Re the real: as my colleague at our Bronx high school always says--you can't make it up.”
About: Maine Writer Stews and Sues the News
September 01, 2012 11:06AM
“What a great, upbeat article! I'm totally with you on the music thing, too. I loved the Rolling Stones and all that, but I honestly never have to hear…”
About: No Fear: My Night in the Pit
“What a great, upbeat article! I'm totally with you on the music thing, too. I loved the Rolling Stones and all that, but I honestly never have to hear…”
About: No Fear: My Night in the Pit
September 01, 2012 10:46AM
“Because of The Traveler's feedback I changed the last line--I like it better.”
About: The mini-death of the end of summer
“Because of The Traveler's feedback I changed the last line--I like it better.”
About: The mini-death of the end of summer
August 30, 2012 09:51PM
“What exquisite and artful photographs--what a pleasure to see!”
About: Images of summer - moved
“What exquisite and artful photographs--what a pleasure to see!”
About: Images of summer - moved
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