Greetings readers! We know it has been a while — too long — since we published an essay on this blog, The Staple. Fortunately, staples don’t go bad. (As we can attest, given the state of our supply shelves.) And this essay will, we hope, be worth the wait. Magdalena…
As you probably know, 826michigan is a cat of many colors. Although our primary focus is encouraging young people to write, we approach that goal from a variety of angles — which is why you might find a volunteer helping with Calculus homework at tutoring, a workshop about the engineering…
In the grand starry sky that is the world of 826michigan volunteers, In-School Residencies volunteers aren’t always flashy comets, meteors, or UFOs. In fact they are more likely to be a Vega, Arcturus, or Betelgeuese: a steady shining presence that brightens the whole sky whether or not observers realize it….
