OK, I get a little fan boyish on this one. I have been a New York Times Crossword puzzle fan for more than 30 years. A few years ago, I was frustrated by a Sunday puzzle and I googled to see if anyone else was bothered by it. I landed on Rex Parker does the NY Times Crossword Puzzle. http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com It is a well written, funny, insightful look at the NYT puzzle. Michael writes this every day (night)! It’s there when you get up in the morning.
Michael’s day job is teaching at Binghamton University. We talk about the puzzle, the blog, close reading, teaching how to write, and Michael’s expereince (positive!) teaching inmates in a maximum security prison.
Listen here.
Teacher Man
Michael Sharp aka Rex Parker!
