Michael Simms
The Courage of Teachers
In 1987, students gathered in front of the admin building angry over the corruption of the university’s board. The crowd was getting...
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Michael Simms
- Mar 14, 2021
- 8 min
The Trojan Women
Today on the Classic Cars website, I saw an ad for a fully restored 1965 GMC pickup with a hard-shell camper hood, and I thought of Henry
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Michael Simms
- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
Harriet Powers: Quilt Maker
Folk artist and quilt maker Harriet Powers (1837-1910) was born into slavery outside Athens, Georgia. She was married at 18 and gave...
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Michael Simms
- Jul 24, 2020
- 4 min
Praise the Poet
A writer without a reader is an empty thing, a thumb without a finger to oppose it, a traveler without a companion. I was appalled by the...
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Michael Simms
- Jan 24, 2020
- 6 min
Re-reading Christina Rossetti’s ‘In an Artist’s Studio’
In an Artist’s Studio One face looks out from all his canvases, One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans: We found her hidden just...
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Michael Simms
- Aug 10, 2019
- 7 min
On the Spectrum with Garrison Keillor
I have a mild version of Asperger’s syndrome — also known as “high functioning autism.”
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Michael Simms
- Apr 30, 2017
- 7 min
A Short History of May Day
The origins of the world holiday known as May Day or International Workers Day. Originally a pagan holiday, the roots of the modern May...
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