Check out this video where DS Palmer explains how he was inspired to use pirates to speak to children.
On The Playground
Some of the early reviews on my book were surprised at the ferocity with which some of the characters treat each other. They had never seen such acts of brutality as are portrayed in The Playground. I was surprised by their reactions. I saw such things on many occasions when …
St. Bart’s High: Wasting Paper and Money, Part II
Notetakers, Part 2 In his documentary ‘The Cartel’, Bob Bowdon said that “overhead” is the “kind of spending that seldom faces any scrutiny locally when the money is coming from the state”. The following is based on the philosophy espoused in ‘The Cartel’ and on characters from ‘St Bart’s High, …
St. Bart’s High: Wasting Paper and Money, Part 1
Notetakers, Part 1 In his documentary ‘The Cartel’, Bob Bowdon said that “overhead” is the “kind of spending that seldom faces any scrutiny locally when the money is coming from the state”. The following is based on the philosophy espoused in ‘The Cartel’ and on characters from ‘St Bart’s High, …
Everyman: And Road Rage
It wasn’t late. Not for grown-ups. But he had his kids in the car, and on their clocks the day was closing to an end. Nerves were fraying and obnoxiousness was running high as they made their way home. He needed his boys to find their way into their beds. …
Everyman: Needs Love
I’m old enough to remember when Last of the Mohicans was chic. I show it to my classes anymore and I can cut the trepidation with a knife after the students find out that the movie was made in…1992…!! Apparently that’s old now. All of you who are likewise apparently …
Everyman: Every Man’s The Ram Now
It used to be that Mickey Rourke’s character in “The Wrestler” was inspirational for the sort of fool who did what his high school guidance counselor advised. That is he followed his dream. The issue is everyone entering the job market ought to pay close heed to the effort one …
Everyman: When the Paycheck’s Late…
The hardest thing about working for someone, for anyone, isn’t the orders or being forced to put up with the seemingly endless whims that bosses can constantly toss out at any of their employees. It isn’t being forced to be at any one place at any one time, and all …
I Used to Work in a Prison…I mean School
I used to work in a prison. In this prison an inmate was ridiculed, pushed around and psychologically tormented by his peers. He feared that rape was on his horizon. His background was different than others. He was even poorer than most and therefore ignorant of some of the outside’s …
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