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Home / 2013 / May

Monthly Archives: May 2013

State Songs

May 29, 2013Philip NelMaps, Mixes, MusicMaps, Mixes, Music4 Comments

Looking for a mix that has one song for each of the 50 U.S. states?  This isn’t it.  Nor are any of these official state songs. (Or, at least, I don’t think they are.) Instead, this mix has 24 songs (one each for 23 states, plus one for DC), and some of them refer to

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Philip Nel, fall 1987. From Choate Rosemary Hall Facebook 1987-1988

25 Years After; or, 10 Things I Learned at My High School Reunion

May 25, 2013Philip NelAutobiography, Friendship, PrivilegeChoate3 Comments

I am not nostalgic for my high school years. As a teen, I was acutely self-conscious, chronically insecure, often depressed. Yes, I also experienced a wider range of emotions (including joy and laughter) during those years, but my dominant impression of teen-age-hood is gratitude at having survived it. But I returned for my 25th reunion

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One year later: Maurice Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012)

May 8, 2013Philip NelMaurice SendakMaurice Sendak2 Comments

On the first anniversary of Maurice Sendak’s passing, I’ve gathered here some posts for those who want to consider what he has meant and continues to mean – as an artist, a writer, and (for those who knew him) a friend.  It’s strange to think that it’s been a full year since he passed away.

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