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Put those teenagers out to pasture
For some months now, I have been consumed with starting this little school, Saint Anthonys' Academy. It is a place I first conceived of...

Lara Neri
Sep 12, 20194 min read


Chasing the White Whale
When 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 Neri
Sep 4, 20196 min read


3 reasons to visit the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Despite 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 Neri
Aug 10, 20192 min read


top 10 audible listens for a family road trip
In our family, we listen to audiobooks constantly - in the car, playing legos, cooking, cleaning, getting ready to go to sleep. We have...

Lara Neri
Aug 2, 20197 min read


Not Arrested in Italy
In 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 Neri
Jun 27, 20196 min read


My favorite Russian Murderer
My husband and I have just finished a refreshing three-day class at the Dallas Institute discussing Gogol’s Dead Souls, Melville’s...

Lara Neri
Jun 13, 20195 min read


Where 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...

Lara Neri
May 9, 20194 min read
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