I'm on the Writers' Vineyard today, with a few thoughts about commencement. Tis the season for graduations! Here's an excerpt: It's all about beginnings. We celebrate accomplishments, and in so doing, we prepare ourselves for a new start. What comes next? Moving, job searches, weddings, births? Who knows. We only know that at the moment … Continue reading Why it’s called “commencement”
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Let’s try it.
Here's an idea: we are writing our own stories, moment by moment, day by day. Let's try to write one together, one in which the spring news from our schools is all about commencements - new beginnings, celebrations, the promise of the future. In this tale, the only thing that ends as the school year … Continue reading Let’s try it.
Commencement 2012
This week's Project Create, inspired by graduating students everywhere. This is the moment. Standing at the entrance to an upper-level aisle, gazing down on the Key Arena floor, where everything is set up for the commencement ceremony that will start in about two hours. No one’s seated yet, the staff’s still working last-minute details while … Continue reading Commencement 2012
Elizabeth Fountain, Author 