Articles by Nathan Graziano

About Nathan Graziano

Nathan Graziano lives in Manchester, New Hampshire, with his wife and kids. A high school teacher, his books include Teaching Metaphors (Sunnyoutside Press), After the Honeymoon (Sunnyoutside Press) Hangover Breakfasts (Bottle of Smoke Press in 2012), Some Sort of Ugly (Marginalia Publishing in 2013), My Next Bad Decision (Artistically Declined Press, 2014) and Almost Christmas (Redneck Press, 2017). A novella titled Fly like the Seagull will be published by Luchador Press in 2020. For more information, visit his website: www.nathangraziano.com.

April is National Poetry Month, and here’s why I bother

Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Nathan Graziano 0

Many of the masses raised in American schools developed an aversion to poetry long ago, largely due to the way it was taught. For decades, students in middle and high schools would choose a root canal before being subjected to the poetry unit. READ MORE

Bastien’s plight to help people ‘Smarten the F*ck Up’

Monday, March 29, 2021 Nathan Graziano 0

“It’s not a grammar book. It’s more of a self-help book… Our skills, both spoken and written, are a reflection on us personally and professionally. I feel helping people avoid making these embarrassing mistakes can improve their opportunities in life, whether it’s in their online dating profile or on a resume.” READ MORE

Just one prick

Thursday, March 25, 2021 Nathan Graziano 2

When the email from our headmaster went out that the school district had procured COVID-19 vaccinations for faculty and staff, I was initially ambivalent. READ MORE

My students weigh in on Cancel Culture

Saturday, March 13, 2021 Nathan Graziano 1

Last week, I taught David Foster Wallace’s essay “Consider the Lobster” to my College Composition classes, which are dual enrollment courses that offer college credits through Southern New Hampshire University. But I wrestled with this decision before ultimately concluding it could be one of those much-ballyhooed “teachable moments.” READ MORE

The Bizarro Bob Vila

Thursday, March 4, 2021 Nathan Graziano 3

Before resigning myself to this truth and accepting the fact that I’m useless as a handyman, I endured many uncomfortable conversations in a variety of backyards and bars, drinking beers with the guys, and praying no one would ask me for an opinion about a shed that was being built, or an engine in a car or a lawnmower. READ MORE

Local bakery shutters storefront after burglary

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Nathan Graziano 1

A popular West Side bakery closed its storefront Monday following a series of litigious disputes with the property owner and an alleged burglary that ultimately crippled the small business’s ability to remain open to the general public. READ MORE

The Best Baseball Films of All-Time

Monday, February 15, 2021 Nathan Graziano 5

On Thursday, for the four of us who are still paying attention, the Red Sox’s pitchers and catchers will report to spring training in Fort Myers, Fla., for the official beginning of Boston’s 2021 baseball campaign. READ MORE

A Tale of 43 Cowards

Saturday, February 13, 2021 Nathan Graziano 1

After watching the sad and utterly predictable acquittal of former-President Donald J. Trump by the 43 GOP sycophants in the Senate, I needed to step back from the television and take a breath. I sensed John McCain rolling in his grave… READ MORE

What happened in Vegas, I’ll tell you everything

Friday, February 5, 2021 Nathan Graziano 0

When I arrived in Sin City—I can still remember the illumination on the desert horizon, like a synthetic sunrise, while driving into the Vegas lights from I-15 at night—I discovered that the high school where I would be teaching English had roughly the same number of students as Plymouth State, where I had completed my undergraduate degree six months earlier. READ MORE

Vaccinating teachers, very ‘necessary’

Saturday, January 23, 2021 Nathan Graziano 1

The real problem with Gov. Sununu’s remarks cut much deeper for those of us in public education. The real problem is something both old and new. READ MORE