Barbara J Genovese

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George Leaves the Lights ON: the importance of being earnest about conservation

George leaves lights on wherever he goes. His parents worry that he’ll blow power grids, but George keeps leaving lights on. Until the day he turns 12.

2022

Barbara J Genovese

Stories

Barbara J Genovese

Artistic License: Let the River Answer or The Lost Art of Building Story

Recently, I was in a Meetup Writing Group where speed was emphasized over quality and craftsmanship. “You have to reveal clues quicker” was…

Sep 9

Barbara J Genovese

Artistic License: The Tower of Babble, and the death of common sense and critical thinking

The Scene: A package has been delivered.

Aug 28

Barbara J Genovese

Artistic License: The Lights in my Virtual Classroom #3 — When the teacher is tears

Quirks set people apart, mark them, in a good, and human way:

Jul 29

Barbara J Genovese

Artistic License: The year I read the dictionary, and the story it wrought

It had been a heartbreak year. Details are not important, for heartbreak is heartbreak, no matter how you parse it.

Jul 7

Barbara J Genovese

Artistic License: The Lights in my Virtual Classroom #2 — Frequent flyer ether miles.

Since 2020, I’ve traveled to 20 countries. In the ether. Teaching ESL.

Jun 10

Barbara J Genovese

Artistic License: The Lights in my Virtual Classroom #1 — Teaching ESL online

When I was threatened by a high school boy — in the presence of an adult who did nothing — I asked myself what was I doing substitute…

Jun 2

Barbara J Genovese

A Forest of Owls: reflections on healing dreams and their attendant, and rewarding, lexicons.

NOTE: First published in IJODR/International Journal of Dream Research | Volume 13, №2(2020)

Apr 13

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ANCESTOR DREAMING: A portal for inner and outer world peace when dreaming for and with the…

Abstract: It is commonly believed that dreams are only for the dreamer. However, in my experience, some of our dreams are for and from the…

Apr 7

Barbara J Genovese

Thinking inside the Box: The Art of Telephone Interviewing

NOTE: Originally published in Field Methods, Vol. 15, №2, Month 2004 1–12 DOI: 10.1177/1525822X04263329 | © 2004 Sage Publications

Apr 2

Barbara J Genovese

And God will fill the bullet holes with candy

NOTE: First published in the British Medical Journal, 21 December 1996.

Mar 29