Bryan Ripley Crandall
@brcrandall.bsky.social
Nerd. Thinker. Maybe a writer. Philosopher? I don't know. Teacher, sometimes. Student always. Nerd suffices. Yep, Nerd. Professor of Literacy (Connecticut Writing Project~Fairfield)
When a Student Sends a Photo of Feedback Given on Her First-Ever Poetry Collection 25 Years Later, You Get Some Sort of Feeling Inside
When a Student Sends a Photo of Feedback Given on Her First-Ever Poetry Collection 25 Years Later, You Get Some Sort of Feeling Inside
I was not expecting in. It was a random email where a student of yesteryear reported her mother was cleaning out her home and found a poetry...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:06 PM
When a Student Sends a Photo of Feedback Given on Her First-Ever Poetry Collection 25 Years Later, You Get Some Sort of Feeling Inside
After Biffing a Doctor's Appointment and Working On CWP-Fairfield Spring/Summer Programs, I Decided to Call It Early Last Night (Just to Read) l
After Biffing a Doctor's Appointment and Working On CWP-Fairfield Spring/Summer Programs, I Decided to Call an Early Last Night (Just to Read)
An evening of Crandall's choice...no grading, no planning, no responding, no writing...just some kielbasa, a walked dog, and feet on the cou...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:27 PM
After Biffing a Doctor's Appointment and Working On CWP-Fairfield Spring/Summer Programs, I Decided to Call It Early Last Night (Just to Read) l
It Comes Down to the Turkey Sandwich at 9 p.m. and I Lose. I Knew I'd Lose, and I'm Okay with That. Karal for the Win. There Was Another Roll. More Slices. I Recovered.
Last Minute Post: It Comes Down to the Turkey Sandwich at 9 p.m. and I Lose. I Knew I'd Lose, and I'm Okay with That. Karal for the Win.
I didn't get home until 9 p.m.. I went to the mailbox, got my mail, unpacked by book bag and thought, it's after 9 p.m.. I need to eat. I ma...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
It Comes Down to the Turkey Sandwich at 9 p.m. and I Lose. I Knew I'd Lose, and I'm Okay with That. Karal for the Win. There Was Another Roll. More Slices. I Recovered.
New Specs. I Guess I'm Used to the Progressive Lens at This Point, but I Definitely Want to See Days with Fewer Obligations. What a Monday.
New Specs. I Guess I'm Used to the Progressive Lens at This Point, but I Definitely Want to See Days with Fewer Obligations. What a Monday.
Okay, Tuesday. Amazing how one day can be meetings from 7:30 a.m. until teaching a grad course at night, only to get home at 9:15 p.m., but ...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
New Specs. I Guess I'm Used to the Progressive Lens at This Point, but I Definitely Want to See Days with Fewer Obligations. What a Monday.
Because It's a Soup-er Ridiculous Week, I Soup-ed Up Mt. Pleasant with Easy-to-Grab Containers of Beef Pho & Vegetables (& yes, it looks like dog food...I see that)
Because It's a Soup-er Ridiculous Week, I Soup-ed Up Mt. Pleasant with Easy-to-Grab Containers of Beef Pho with Vegetables
The trouble with being back-to-back from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. tonight, is that I needed to spend most of Sunday preparing for being back-to-back ...
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February 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Because It's a Soup-er Ridiculous Week, I Soup-ed Up Mt. Pleasant with Easy-to-Grab Containers of Beef Pho & Vegetables (& yes, it looks like dog food...I see that)
Saturday Night Game Night of Rumikub with Thai Food...Not a Bad Way to Spend a Frigid Last Night in January 2026
Saturday Night Game Night of Rumikub with Thai Food...Not a Bad Way to Spend a Frigid Last Night in January 2026
I think I'm about ready to spread the work of several Spring '26 CWP initiatives and the online registrations are good to go for summer, alt...
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February 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Saturday Night Game Night of Rumikub with Thai Food...Not a Bad Way to Spend a Frigid Last Night in January 2026
Sometimes the Shining Moments. Embracing Integrity, Success, Academic Excellence, Student-First Instruction, and the Joy of the Bard
Sometimes the Shining Moments. Embracing Integrity, Success, Academic Excellence, Student-First Instruction, and the Joy of the Bard
I was thrilled to learn that Dr. Shannon Kelley found success with her application for promotion and I can think of few who deserve it more....
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February 1, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Sometimes the Shining Moments. Embracing Integrity, Success, Academic Excellence, Student-First Instruction, and the Joy of the Bard
Great Day Celebrating the Center of Climate, Coastal, and Marine Studies at Fairfield University with Representative Jim Himes
Great Day Celebrating the Center of Climate, Coastal, and Marine Studies at Fairfield University with Representative Jim Himes
This is the 2nd year I'm serving on committees of the Center for Climate, Coastal, and Marine Studies at Fairfield University, and this year...
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January 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Great Day Celebrating the Center of Climate, Coastal, and Marine Studies at Fairfield University with Representative Jim Himes
Embracing 14, Because the Days are Requiring 14-Hours of Work and I Don't See a Let Up Until March. I Will Just Roll With It.
Embracing 14, Because the Days are Requiring 14-Hours of Work and I Don't See a Let Up Until March. I Will Just Roll With It.
Wednesdays are my Saturdays. I wake up thinking I finally can catch my breath after weekend planning and back-to-back obligations Monday and...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Embracing 14, Because the Days are Requiring 14-Hours of Work and I Don't See a Let Up Until March. I Will Just Roll With It.
Getting Into the Swing of a Semester: Yesterday, We Doodled Teenager Archetypes to Get Ourselves Thinking About Teaching Middle & Secondary School
Getting Into the Swing of a Semester: Yesterday, We Doodled Teenager Archetypes to Get Ourselves Thinking About Teaching Middle & Secondary School
Visual literacy matters, even when you make your teen double fisted with Apple Watches, Jordan kicks, and Incredible Hulk biceps. What isn't...
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January 29, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Getting Into the Swing of a Semester: Yesterday, We Doodled Teenager Archetypes to Get Ourselves Thinking About Teaching Middle & Secondary School
I Got Lucky. Someone with a Snowblower Did the Sidewalks, but the Other Five Hours Were All Lift & Hope to Find a Good Landing Place
I Got Lucky. Someone with a Snowblower Did the Sidewalks, but the Other Five Hours Were All Lift & Hope to Find a Good Landing Place
I'm glad I did two rounds yesterday, trying to get some of the snow off the driveway before the freezing ran arrived. The winds cause very t...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I Got Lucky. Someone with a Snowblower Did the Sidewalks, but the Other Five Hours Were All Lift & Hope to Find a Good Landing Place
It's Been a Minute...But That Was Some Snow. Okay, Connecticut. We Got What They Said We Would.
It's Been a Minute...But That Was Some Snow. Okay, Connecticut. You Got What They Said We Would.
It snowed almost every minute of the day yesterday, beginning with light fluffy stuff, and then moving to wet, heavy, and mixed crud. The wi...
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January 26, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's Been a Minute...But That Was Some Snow. Okay, Connecticut. We Got What They Said We Would.
Definitely a Sweater of Many Years...at Least 34 Years, But I Still Pull It Out on the Extreme Days. Irish Knit. Aran Islands Proud
Definitely a Sweater of Many Years...at Least 34 Years, But I Still Pull It Out on the Extreme Days. Irish Knit. Aran Islands Proud
I was 19 years old when I lived in London and traveled to Dublin, Galways, the Aran Islands, and the eastern seaboard. I also had no money a...
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January 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Definitely a Sweater of Many Years...at Least 34 Years, But I Still Pull It Out on the Extreme Days. Irish Knit. Aran Islands Proud
I Believe Karal Is Onto the Forthcoming Snow-pacolypse, as She's Been Hunkered on the Couch Since She Got Up Yesterday
I Believe Karal Is Onto the Forthcoming Snow-pacolypse, as She's Been Hunkered on the Couch Since She Got Up Yesterday
Seriously, the dog looked at me yesterday like, "You know we're about to be hibernating, right? Why you moving about as you do?" She was goo...
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January 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM
I Believe Karal Is Onto the Forthcoming Snow-pacolypse, as She's Been Hunkered on the Couch Since She Got Up Yesterday
Sailor's Delight, Pink Sky at Night. I Guess We Need to Ready Ourselves for a Similar Sight in the Morning on Sunday. Snow in the Forecast.
Sailor's Delight, Pink Sky at Night. I Guess We Need to Ready Ourselves for a Similar Sight in the Morning on Sunday. Snow in the Forecast.
It was a long day of faculty presentations in nursing, as candidates are coming out way. I made some headway on CWP work, but not enough and...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Sailor's Delight, Pink Sky at Night. I Guess We Need to Ready Ourselves for a Similar Sight in the Morning on Sunday. Snow in the Forecast.
Looking Ahead to April (with Warmer Temperatures, Poetry, a Little Singing, and Composing with Youth)
Looking Ahead to April (with Warmer Temperatures, Poetry, a Little Singing, and Composing with Youth)
Funny how I saw a window on Wednesday and somehow filled it with 14-hours of work, planning, writing, organizing, communicating, (grading ag...
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January 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Looking Ahead to April (with Warmer Temperatures, Poetry, a Little Singing, and Composing with Youth)
Another Spectacular Day, this Time with Middle School Students at Flood in Stratford, CT. @TorreyMaldonado is the Best. He Gets Kids.
Another Spectacular Day, this Time with Middle School Students at Flood in Stratford, CT. @TorreyMaldonado is the Best. He Gets Kids.
The weekend started with a lost wallet and ended with a misplaced backpack. Thankful for Torrey and me, both were bound and all ended well.....
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January 21, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Another Spectacular Day, this Time with Middle School Students at Flood in Stratford, CT. @TorreyMaldonado is the Best. He Gets Kids.
A Wonderful Day at the Yale Peabody Museum MLK Celebration with Teachers, Young Readers, and Author
@TorreyMaldonado
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A Wonderful Day at the Yale Peabody Museum MLK Celebration with Teachers, Young Readers, and Author @TorreyMaldonado
I can't imagine a more spectacular way to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 19th than to debut a new book with ...
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January 21, 2026 at 2:57 AM
A Wonderful Day at the Yale Peabody Museum MLK Celebration with Teachers, Young Readers, and Author
@TorreyMaldonado
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@TorreyMaldonado
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Thrilled to share @WritingProject's The Write Time with
@TorreyMaldonado & Tracey Flores. It's a book birthday of JUST RIGHT, a story of finding those who get us, who celebrate us, and who work with our personal best.
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@TorreyMaldonado & Tracey Flores. It's a book birthday of JUST RIGHT, a story of finding those who get us, who celebrate us, and who work with our personal best.
@penguinrandom @randomhousekids @ncte
bit.ly/4sUZQvG
January 21, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Thrilled to share @WritingProject's The Write Time with
@TorreyMaldonado & Tracey Flores. It's a book birthday of JUST RIGHT, a story of finding those who get us, who celebrate us, and who work with our personal best.
@penguinrandom @randomhousekids @ncte
bit.ly/4sUZQvG
@TorreyMaldonado & Tracey Flores. It's a book birthday of JUST RIGHT, a story of finding those who get us, who celebrate us, and who work with our personal best.
@penguinrandom @randomhousekids @ncte
bit.ly/4sUZQvG
St. Anthony and I Bonded Yesterday. I'm Thankful Lois Introduced Me to Him, Because He Comes in Handy When I Need HIm.
St. Anthony and I Bonded Yesterday. I'm Thankful Lois Introduced Me to Him, Because He Comes in Handy When I Need HIm.
Long story short. I lost my wallet. I spent all morning preparing for the first week of classes, as I know the next two days are with Torre...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:32 PM
St. Anthony and I Bonded Yesterday. I'm Thankful Lois Introduced Me to Him, Because He Comes in Handy When I Need HIm.
Special House Guest for a Saturday Snowfall. Rico Had Play Time on Mt. Pleasant and Loved Chasing the Snowflakes
Special House Guest for a Saturday Snowfall. Rico Had Play Time on Mt. Pleasant and Loved Chasing the Snowflakes
I knew I was aiming for a lazy day (and by lazy, it simply means editing a manuscript, watching college basketball, planning spring courses,...
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January 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Special House Guest for a Saturday Snowfall. Rico Had Play Time on Mt. Pleasant and Loved Chasing the Snowflakes
She Knows I Finished Grading, Uploaded Grades, and Emailed Students so When I Left the Room She Took Over My Seat to Ask, "Now What?"
She Knows I Finished Grading, Uploaded Grades, and Emailed Students so When I Left the Room She Took Over My Seat to Ask, "Now What?"
The truth is, Karal, I don't know what comes next. As finished yesterday - the four week marathon of non-stop winter session work - I reali...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
She Knows I Finished Grading, Uploaded Grades, and Emailed Students so When I Left the Room She Took Over My Seat to Ask, "Now What?"
Post Holiday Gathering at Parker to Pull Me Away from Grading. Can't Go Wrong with a Meal Cooked by Others. French Dip Sandwich
Post Holiday Gathering at Parker to Pull Me Away from Grading. Can't Go Wrong with a Meal Cooked by Others. French Dip Sandwich
I got through some of the research proposals and have an agenda for another day of success. Also purchased a new Christmas tree, super disco...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Post Holiday Gathering at Parker to Pull Me Away from Grading. Can't Go Wrong with a Meal Cooked by Others. French Dip Sandwich
And This is Exactly How It Went Down Yesterday Morning (as I Probably Should Have Predicted Because I Know Too Well) colligagtedcrandall.blogspot.com/2026/01/and-...
January 15, 2026 at 1:53 PM
And This is Exactly How It Went Down Yesterday Morning (as I Probably Should Have Predicted Because I Know Too Well) colligagtedcrandall.blogspot.com/2026/01/and-...
30 Graduate Course Hours Later, 25 Action Research Projects Were Proposed. Success at our Tuesday Night Summit
30 Graduate Course Hours, 25 Action Research Projects Were Proposed. Success at our Tuesday Night Summit
And I crock-potted that chicken, soaked it in Tikka Masala sauce, and then heated it after frying up peppers, mushrooms, and onions. Served ...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
30 Graduate Course Hours Later, 25 Action Research Projects Were Proposed. Success at our Tuesday Night Summit