Lara NeriSep 12, 20194 minPut those teenagers out to pastureFor some months now, I have been consumed with starting this little school, Saint Anthonys' Academy. It is a place I first conceived of...
Lara NeriSep 5, 20196 minChasing the White WhaleWhen I was at university there was a professor, Dr. Curtsinger, who was obsessed with Moby Dick. I never took any classes with him, but...
Lara NeriAug 11, 20192 min3 reasons to visit the Smithsonian American Art MuseumDespite many trips to Washington DC, I had never been to the Smithsonian American Art Museum until this summer. It is not one of the...
Lara NeriAug 3, 20197 mintop 10 audible listens for a family road tripIn our family, we listen to audiobooks constantly - in the car, playing legos, cooking, cleaning, getting ready to go to sleep. We have...
Lara NeriJun 27, 20196 minNot Arrested in ItalyIn the fall of 1995, I traveled to Italy to study for the semester at the University of Dallas Rome campus, located just outside of Rome...
Lara NeriJun 13, 20195 minMy favorite Russian MurdererMy husband and I have just finished a refreshing three-day class at the Dallas Institute discussing Gogol’s Dead Souls, Melville’s...
Lara NeriMay 9, 20194 minWhere is that lacrosse team?When I was a graduate student in literature, I came across two books that had a formative effect on my philosophy of education: John...