Evolution

Extended Heredity

June 20, 2018 By Nancy Casey

Extended Heredity: A New Understanding of Inheritance and Evolution In grade-school science the first thing we were taught about evolution was to snigger at a picture of a giraffe straining to reach the single remaining leaf on a tall tree. It was silly to think that a creature could stretch its neck reaching for food and later give birth to a creature with an even longer … [Read more...] about Extended Heredity

The First Word

March 17, 2018 By Nancy Casey

The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language Consider the internet and its potential to connect everyone. This is nothing new, says Christine Keneally. Language, she maintains, is the “first virtual world” where we are online all the time. It is unclear how we arrived. Language is in our minds, our conversations, and our perceptions. It can be preserved in … [Read more...] about The First Word

Nancy blogs weekly for the Latah Recovery Community Center, sharing writing ideas that support self-awareness and self-esteem.

Writing classes and workshops

I had been looking forward to the 2020 summer season of in-person Write-For-You workshops at the Latah Recovery Community Center. Alas.

Congratulations to last summer’s students who earned certificates in Fiction Writing, Project Management and Grant Writing.

Applause and thanks to those who dropped by the classes just for fun.

If you are in recovery and interesting in writing coaching, contact Nancy.

Let’s Talk About It

A program that supports reading and discussion in libraries throughout the state of Idaho. Free and open to all. Somehow? Again? At a later date?

We are all looking forward to the time when it will be possible to resume these lively book discussions.

I’ve served as a scholar for this program for I-don’t-know-how-many years. I have found every book, every library, every group of people to be interesting and stimulating. Every discussion brings new ideas and surprises.

I’m confident that this program will evolve so that it can continue to bring Idahoans together through books. We just don’t know how or when that will happen. Yet.

Extended Heredity

The First Word

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