Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales
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I love to write. I have a deep love for words and language; a budding philologist (a late bloomer according to my father). I have been fascinated with the construction of sentences and how meaning is derived from the order of words.
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Preserving the Past: The Case of "The Life of Washington"
An educator reflects on the power of public art to challenge, provoke, and preserve collective memory. “The Life of Washington,” a series of frescoes at George Washington High School in San Francisco, includes images of enslaved laborers and a slain Native American—depictions that have sparked emotional debate among students, parents, and the public. — Jim Wilson, The New York Times
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales3 months ago in Education
On the Pulse of Our Memory
A lyrical essay inspired by Maya Angelou’s inaugural poem and the enduring monuments of remembrance—from Vietnam to 9/11. Through memory and teaching, one writer traces the living map of identity, empathy, and hope that defines what it means to remember.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales3 months ago in Humans
The Glass Bottle
Light remembers the hands that lift it. Every vessel dreams of return. It was the color that stopped her—green washed thin by sun and salt, the kind of green that once lived in antique windows or in the sea before a storm. She shaded her eyes with one hand, squinting against the glare. The wind pressed her shirt against her ribs, lifting and dropping the hem as if testing her balance. A few steps through the brittle grass, and the slope gave under her boots with a crunch like breaking shells.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales3 months ago in Fiction
