Contemporary essays, fiction, and opinion offered regularly by author Anne Brandt.

Question for the week How might I punctuate the following sentence? Students, stop cutting in line(?)stop throwing food(?)and stop leaving trash.

Ten minutes to write. Less time to read. Special Events The Vancouver Olympics Posted: 02/18/10 Monk Posted: 12/06/09 Remembering Posted: 09/11/09 St. Patrick's Day, #2 Posted: 03/15/09 Sully Posted: 01/16/09 I Shopped till I Dropped Posted: 01/03/09 Stylin' Posted: 12/26/08 All Is Calm . . . Posted: 12/25/08 Christmas Greetings Posted: 12/18/08 Quiet Christmas Posted: 12/15/08 More Thoughts on Hectic Posted: 12/05/08 The Tree Posted: 12/03/08 Notre Dame Football Posted: 11/22/08 Black Friday Posted: 11/15/08 Halloween Rescheduled Posted: 10/30/08 Piano Party Posted: 10/21/08 The Great Debate Posted: 10/04/08 Saturday Schedule Posted: 09/27/08 Last Day Posted: 09/20/08 Delayed Reaction #1 Posted: 09/17/08 Jersey Boys Posted: 09/07/08 Sea Suites Posted: 08/17/08 Hard Core Drum Corps Posted: 08/10/08 My Sons Posted: 08/09/08 Olympics Posted: 08/09/08 Bloomington and Birthdays Posted: 08/08/08 What Day Is It? Posted: 07/27/08 Wonderful Wilderness Posted: 07/22/08 Tradition Posted: 07/04/08 Birthday Remembrance Posted: 06/21/08 The Closer Posted: 06/15/08 My Birthday Posted: 06/08/08 Memorial Day Posted: 05/25/08 A Hole in the Fabric Posted: 05/18/08 Piano Forte Posted: 05/02/08 The Audit Posted: 04/10/08 St. Patrick's Day Posted: 03/17/08 Taxing Situation Posted: 03/16/08 Bush's Library Posted: 03/03/08 Jesus Christ Superstar Posted: 02/13/08 Primary Disappointment Posted: 01/31/08 The Gawkers Posted: 01/11/08 Happy New Year Posted: 01/01/08 Unexpected Gift Posted: 12/20/07 Eight Lights Posted: 12/01/07 Change in Attitude Posted: 11/28/07 Thanksgiving Posted: 11/22/07 Football Recap Posted: 11/18/07 Game Day Posted: 11/17/07 Trick or Treat Posted: 10/31/07 Funeral Musings Posted: 10/28/07 Halloween Posted: 10/24/07 New Face Posted: 10/23/07 Church Supper Posted: 10/17/07 They're Baaaack! Posted: 09/26/07 Central High Posted: 09/25/07 New Car Update Posted: 09/19/07 Another Milestone Posted: 09/11/07 CURMUDGEON MONDAY - Football Fans Posted: 09/10/07 Vignette Posted: 08/11/07 Today in History Posted: 08/08/07 Parting Memory Posted: 06/27/07 Father's Day Musings Posted: 06/17/07 A Decade of Sunsets Posted: 06/14/07 Mother's Day Gift Posted: 05/13/07 Friday Night Date Posted: 04/13/07 Birthday Approaching Posted: 04/07/07 Good Friday Posted: 04/06/07 Eric Posted: 04/04/07 The Ultimate Posted: 03/17/07 Beer Here Posted: 03/04/07 Christmas and Oscar Posted: 02/25/07 Y2K Meets DST 2007 Posted: 02/17/07 I Ate the Statue of Liberty Posted: 02/15/07 Energy Posted: 02/04/07 Super Bowl XLI Posted: 02/03/07 Punxsutawney Phil Posted: 02/02/07 Undecking the Halls Posted: 01/23/07 Champions Posted: 08/12/06 Monticello Posted: 08/10/06 Missing Posted: 08/05/06 Greeting Cards Posted: 08/04/06 The Silverhawks Posted: 07/23/06 Jury Duty Posted: 07/10/06 Fourth of July Posted: 07/02/06 Happy Eighty-Eighth Posted: 06/21/06 Angelina Posted: 06/19/06 Memorial Day Posted: 05/29/06 Formal Attire Posted: 05/25/06 Country (1 comment) Posted: 05/22/06 Mother's Day Posted: 05/14/06 American Idol Posted: 05/06/06 Irish Dancing (1 comment) Posted: 04/23/06 Easter Posted: 04/17/06 Lincoln Posted: 04/13/06 Clara Posted: 04/07/06 Forty-eight Hours Posted: 04/01/06 Ice Skating for Fun Posted: 02/25/06 Class Act Posted: 02/12/06 Underwhelmed Posted: 02/11/06 Super Bowl Posted: 02/05/06 Winding Down Posted: 12/30/05 Final Preparations Posted: 12/23/05 Get A Life Posted: 12/21/05 The Best of 2005 Posted: 12/17/05 Joy Posted: 12/16/05 Snow Posted: 12/07/05 Tree Time Posted: 12/05/05 Atkins Posted: 12/04/05 Merry Christmas Posted: 12/03/05 Christmas Trees Posted: 11/26/05 Thanksgiving Posted: 11/24/05 Party Time Posted: 11/22/05 CMA Awards Posted: 11/15/05 Judith Pearson Posted: 11/13/05 Halloween Posted: 10/31/05 Bonding Posted: 10/29/05 Harriet No More Posted: 10/28/05 Champions (1 comment) Posted: 10/26/05 White Sox Posted: 10/25/05 Autumn in the Slow Lane Posted: 10/24/05 World Series? (1 comment) Posted: 10/22/05 Limbo Posted: 10/21/05 White Sox Posted: 10/09/05 Demolition Posted: 10/03/05 Bill O'Reilly Posted: 09/24/05 Weather Channel Posted: 09/23/05 Mr. Orange Arms (1 comment) Posted: 09/17/05 John Ashcroft Posted: 09/13/05 9/11 (2 comments) Posted: 09/11/05 Semantics Posted: 09/09/05 Labor Day Posted: 09/05/05 Survivor Posted: 09/01/05 Katrina Posted: 08/29/05 Birthdays Posted: 08/07/05 Office Decor Posted: 08/03/05 The Cavaliers Posted: 07/30/05 Perspective Posted: 07/22/05 Fourth of July Posted: 07/04/05 Annual Celebration Posted: 07/03/05 Kathy and Gary Posted: 06/22/05 Fiddler Posted: 04/11/05 Famous People Dying Posted: 04/08/05 Mother Posted: 04/03/05 Easter (1 comment) Posted: 03/27/05 St. Patrick's Day Posted: 03/17/05 Acceptance Speech Posted: 02/27/05 Award Shows Posted: 02/23/05 Oscar Posted: 02/22/05 Valentine's Day Posted: 02/14/05 Super Bowl Survival Posted: 01/24/05 Comfort Food Posted: 01/20/05 Happy Birthday, Hugh Posted: 01/05/05 Massage Posted: 01/03/05 Christmas, 2004 Posted: 01/02/05 Disappearance Act Posted: 12/22/04 Grand Finale, Redux Posted: 12/09/04 Grand Finale Posted: 12/08/04 Party Time Posted: 12/06/04 Old Friends Posted: 12/04/04 Thanksgiving Posted: 11/25/04 Holiday Spirit Posted: 11/23/04 JFK Posted: 11/22/04 Christmas Tradition Posted: 11/15/04 Battleground State Posted: 11/10/04 Great Ambassadors Posted: 10/24/04 Nothing Is Simple Posted: 10/18/04 John and George, Redux Posted: 10/10/04 Schoolbells Posted: 09/03/04 Democrats Unite Posted: 09/01/04 Olympics Posted: 08/25/04 Bastille Day Posted: 07/14/04 The Real Thing Posted: 07/04/04 The End Posted: 06/09/04 Picnic a la Carte Posted: 06/08/04 My Sisters Posted: 06/06/04 Olympics Posted: 12/31/69