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Who’s Driving That Damn Car?

April 16, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

I don’t know why, but the end of spring semester at the university is excruciating, for everyone. I talk with my colleagues, they’re all worn

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The Art of Reading

February 15, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

As much as there is an art to creative writing, I also believe there is an art to reading. Most everyone can read. But most

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Read Adult Books to Your Children

January 24, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

I started reading to the kids when they each were in the womb. All through their childhoods, after supper, we stayed seated around the table

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Writing Against the Taboos

January 22, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

I’m supposed to stay away from the taboos. This is both what my doctor and Michelle recommend. This is a time of rest, they say.

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To Read, Perchance, to Survive.

January 15, 2018 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

There were always books in the house. My father, a mechanic and coal miner, loved history and science. Mom read historical novels and mysteries. Somewhere

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My Time at Iowa, Part 1

October 18, 2017 Marcos McPeek Villatoro

In 1996, when we moved to Iowa, we had three kids in tow. Michelle and I had both resigned from decent paying jobs as community

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