Claire Conger

random ideas, a collection


Claire's Original Art Greeting Cards
There is nothing that says I care like a real snail-mail greeting card!
Click on a picture above for a plain-paper printable greeting card pdf. Print on regular 8.5 by 11 printer paper. Fold twice so that the art is on the front and the title and copyright are on the back. Write your greeting on the inside. Mail in an A2 Invitation Envelope.
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Entries from February 2021

Cancel Culture: Social Media Not Required

February 23rd, 2021 · No Comments

Do Pollyannas get canceled?

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Tags: Social Issues · Social Studies

Suburban Life Is Not Traditional

February 20th, 2021 · No Comments

Today’s idea is courtesy of Carina Chocano.

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Tags: Politics · Today's Idea

Why I Can’t Watch Period Dramas

February 16th, 2021 · No Comments

Today’s idea is courtesy of a New York Times article on bruxism.

When I come across a photo of a woman from the nineteenth century, my usual thought is that she’s ugly, mannish looking. When I try to watch a period drama, the actors don’t seem right to me—they’re all too good looking!

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Tags: Today's Idea

I Play the Girl

February 12th, 2021 · No Comments

You Play the Girl by Carina Chocano: You Play the Girl because that’s your only option. I read the title backwards. I read it as a young girl bossing another in a game of house. I had to finish the book before I realized “playing the girl” is all about limited options for how one might maneuver through the minefield of Madonna-whore contradictions that shade our culture.

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Tags: Politics