Remembering Teachers: The Good, the Bad, and the Joyless
The other day on Facebook some friends and I were reminiscing about a few of our literature professors. We were pretty much in agreement about who was a lousy instructor and who rocked our...
Tagged: Memory
Loneliness and Loss
Not so long ago, I met a young couple who had unexpectedly lost their newborn baby shortly after birth. Upon my first seeing them, their heads were bowed and their eyes were downcast. Both...
The Erasing of Memories
Should people be allowed to erase their memories? Amanda Marcotte thinks so. She gives three reasons: 1) memory isn’t as sacrosanct as people think, 2) just because a memory isn’t stored in your brain...
A Child, a Death, and a Memory
Not quite a few years ago, in a room as dark as the night sky, my wife and I held our newborn daughter close to our hearts as her heartbeat slowed and she breathed...
