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Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Nov 30, 20192 min read
All Water is a Bath
I asked him if he would remember this baptism when he got older. He started to cry. Clearly memory was a sore subject for him, ...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Nov 29, 20199 min read
Little Annoyances
My sister Heather called at 7:00 AM to see if I was awake. I was. She was off to Poughkeepsie to buy that camera that they didn't have in...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Nov 27, 20193 min read
A Patient Patient?
I went to my doctor for pity and advice on how to be rid of the pleurisy that crept into my lungs seven weeks ago, and walked out with a...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Nov 24, 20193 min read
How Gross is this Going to Be?
How does one buy chicken feet. By the pair? How many feet fit into a bag? Am I going to be grossed out by floppy, dead chicken feet?
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Nov 14, 20194 min read
Protecting Me
...my father had told me long ago that the wild animals called Fisher Cats had a cry that sounded human...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Nov 12, 20194 min read
Choose my Own Medical Condition
...so I dubbed myself Sheriff of Medical Answers and accepted my fate. Pain while breathing.
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Jul 27, 201910 min read
My Turkey Adventure: 2019: Day 21: Antalya: Hamam
Turkey 2019 Day 21: Antalya: Hamam Holly Winter “Do you have any questions?” the receptionist asked in perfect English. This was my first...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Jul 9, 20195 min read
My Turkey Adventure 2019: Day 7 : Ciftlik: Fish for Dinner
This column is a sample of Holly Winter Huppert's book, Cheese for Breakfast: My Turkish Summer. The book chronicles Holly's solo travels...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Sep 11, 20182 min read
How Mom’s Intuition Saved me from a Terrorist Attack
Although I write stories about my life in my creative nonfiction essays, I’ve shied away from writing this story. Most of my people have...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Aug 17, 20186 min read
Dear Child Writer: Eagle Snack
….. Hi Isabel, So you want to be a writer? You can. Welcome to the game of writing. Words have power, so choosing your words carefully is...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Mar 5, 20187 min read
The History of 17 Years of School Shootings from A Teacher
..... Dear Students and Former Students, Do you remember the day after Columbine when you walked into my high school English class and...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Feb 3, 201810 min read
Struggling with Tenses
A photo with my late father. (Uncle Rudy: photo bomber) ….. It was a fierce love that connected me to my uncle Rudy. He was more than a...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Jan 23, 20182 min read
Deal Pal
I went to a psychic last night to see if she could diagnose my pain and gift me with additional information.
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Jan 16, 20182 min read
7 Modern Classroom Tips that Work. Usually. Sometimes.
Need some classroom tips? Use Holly Winter's that come from her 28 years in the elementary, middle and high school classrooms of America....
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Jan 4, 20181 min read
Resolutions from a Rebel
This year I resolve to: ***Eat fried dough with sugar on top. ***Get a speeding ticket. ***Be the object of at least one Trump tweet....
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Jan 1, 20182 min read
Talents
There were fewer people at mom’s New Year’s party this year. Dad passed away three years ago; he’s out for the count. Her best friend...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Dec 31, 20172 min read
I Would Write If...
It’s the last day of 2017. I was going to write one more thing before the end of the year. And I didn’t. Well, not yet. You see, I would...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Oct 12, 20173 min read
What's the Answer?
What's the Answer? By Holly Winter As a kindergarten teacher, I’ve heard a lot of stories. By the eighth day of school this year, a boy...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
May 4, 20173 min read
Caution: Do Not Read This Book!
It’s an interesting concept: invite a group of children who never met me and have limited writing experience and even less life...
Holly Winter Huppert: Living the Life of Holly
Oct 22, 20162 min read
Book for Writers: Write Now: Ideas for Writers
Holly Winter's new book is getting great press. Get your copy here.