Scenes from a Broken Hand

Thoughts on teaching, writing, living, loving, and whatever else comes to mind

By Andrew Ordover

· Launched 3 years ago

Your Beach Read

Take a chance on me

Jun 19 • Andrew Ordover

[2026 Re-Post] The Mysterious Gifts of Scale

The magic of small dots painted on big canvasses

Jun 12 • Andrew Ordover

The Pursuit of Happiness

On goodness and greatness and a lot of stuff in between

Jun 5 • Andrew Ordover

The True Story

An oxymoron for the ages

May 29 • Andrew Ordover

Shorter Sharper Saner

My dilettantish proposal for legislative reform

May 22 • Andrew Ordover

You Can't Escape the Apple

The garden was never a place to stay

May 15 • Andrew Ordover

The Binaries Are Killing Us

Everyone loses the zero-sum game

May 8 • Andrew Ordover

[2026 Re-post] What We Learn from Our Teachers

You may be able to replace content delivery with artificial intelligence, but the education of a young human still requires older humans.

May 1 • Andrew Ordover

Books Make the Best Gifts!

Summer is coming. What do you want to have at the beach or under the big shade tree?

Apr 24 • Andrew Ordover

The Good Stuff Endures

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty—that is all

Apr 17 • Andrew Ordover

[2026 Re-Post] Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?

In defense of poetry

Apr 10 • Andrew Ordover

A Life in Verse

An ode to the things that have stuck

Apr 3 • Andrew Ordover