{"id":9648,"date":"2026-01-31T11:45:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=9648"},"modified":"2026-01-31T11:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:45:20","slug":"fifteen-wild-decembers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?p=9648","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen Wild Decembers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I loved this book.  Author channeling Emily Bronte&#8217;s thoughts on life as a teacher:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"370\" data-attachment-id=\"9650\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/?attachment_id=9650\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 mini&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769426076&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_3921\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?fit=474%2C370&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1.jpg?resize=474%2C370&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C600&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1600&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mrclapper.com\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_3921-1-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Powell, Karen. <em>Fifteen Wild Decembers<\/em>. Europa Editions, 2025.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I loved this book. Author channeling Emily Bronte&#8217;s thoughts on life as a teacher: Powell, Karen. Fifteen Wild Decembers. 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