Author Archives: Annie Campbell

On my bedside table is a stack of books, and at the top of the stack is Pat Conroy’s My Reading Life.  It is rich, beautiful, and evocative. Just like a reading life should be. In a series of essays, … Continue reading →

When I was a little girl, we traveled on ocean liners.  They don’t exist anymore.  In a changing world, some things change and some things vanish.  As we left the New York City pier, the band played marches on the … Continue reading →

This past Friday morning, I couldn’t figure out why people were bundled up in Steelers hats and Packers scarves on our 6:30 am flight. Then I remembered: this was Super Bowl weekend.  The plane was bound for Dallas where we … Continue reading →

Sometimes people look at my third grade class and wonder how we got this way. They smile and shake their heads. It doesn’t take much for the class to break into spontaneous song or into a combustion of creative questions … Continue reading →

If you are a writer, artist, designer, architect, cook, or creative all-purpose person, you know all about process. You know that your process is unique and essential to the creative life. If you watch reruns, check out Carrie Bradshaw’s writing … Continue reading →

This entry is from last December, but says what I want to say this week.  Happy Holidays!  AC Many mornings I go to Starbucks on the corner of Stuart and Robinson in the Fan.  It is a quick walk to … Continue reading →

I was checking math problems and a child came up and put her arms around my shoulders. She fixed her sparkly eyes on mine and said, “Mrs. Campbell, I have a question for you. Were you as joyful at my … Continue reading →

As a young girl, I stood on the bottom rail of a white farm fence that stretched forever.  My great aunt pointed to one of her horses.  His name was King and my Aunt Marge told me that my mother … Continue reading →