Bill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & Educator

Bill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & EducatorBill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & EducatorBill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & Educator
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Bill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & Educator

Bill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & EducatorBill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & EducatorBill Calkins M.Ed., Writer & Educator
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A Work in Progress

Though I'm nearing old age, my life is still a work in progress. So are the stories I want to share. Check back here for new entries to my memoirs. If you don't want to miss any, join my reader list by signing up below. I promise not to use your email address for any other purpose.

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 The events portrayed here are honestly written as I remember them, so may not be entirely, factually, accurate. Just so you know. 


The Beginning

A privileged baby boomer baby

I always remember the opening line in the old Steve Martin movie, The Jerk (1979), where Steve says, “I was born a poor Black child.” In case you  don’t know Steve, he is not black. So, in addition to how cliche that  opening line was, it was laugh out loud funny at the time because of how  untrue it was. Also, it was 1979, I was 17, and everything Steve Martin  did was hysterical. But this isn’t about Steve Martin. It’s about me. Click here for more. 


Escape Through Entertainment

Entertainment Part 1 - Escaping Through Radio

My first was a little solid state Sony transistor. Portable  transistor radios were all the rage in the early 1970s. Unlike the  heavy, bulky appliances that sat on the kitchen table or served as a big  piece of furniture in previous decades, I could carry my transistor  radio anywhere. Click here for more of the history of radio. 

Entertainment Part 2 — Cinema Lights Open New Windows

I relish the allure of the big screen. After standing in line, giving my  ticket to a uniformed usher guarding the entrance (or, lately, and  automated kiosk that reads the bar code on my iPhone), and perhaps  indulging in a box of popcorn, I sit down and look up, my consciousness  rising onto the great white canvas as it comes to life, becoming my  alternate reality. Click here for more stories of alternate reality through movies.

Entertainment Part 3 — Everything that happened before I

As far as I could tell, the only link to rest of the world was through my family’s 10 inch black and white television. Intrigued? Click here to read more.


In Search of Home

Settling in Denver

Looking back, it was inevitable that I would land in Denver and stay for over 30 years and counting. Click here for the fascinating details.

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