I'm a high school English teacher who still really feels like a student. My literary genius is confined almost entirely in the vast universe of the essay, even when it pretends to venture further. I'm married to a crazy guy; his idiosyncrasies always keep me smiling and his strength always keeps me going. I am philosophical but pragmatic, empathetic towards others but guarded of my self, spiritual but cynical, and just a little bit whimsical.