When I was in fourth grade, I loved writing more than anything; it was one of the few arenas in which I felt not only capable but in control, and I loved it fiercely. I was also both fiercely competi… more →
A Century of Nerveemmabolden wrote 4 days ago: When I was in fourth grade, I loved writing more than anything; it was one of the few arenas in whic … more →
emmabolden wrote 1 week ago: Ah, fair readers and citizens of the blogosphere, I have let this blog go to waste! As usual, a dre … more →
emmabolden wrote 6 months ago: In high school — well, in 9th and 10th grade, at least — my favorite days were Wednesday … more →
emmabolden wrote 11 months ago: More to come, and very soon, but first, I found it necessary to blog this literary LOLCat. In fact, … more →
emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: I’m knee-deep in research right now — almost literally. I’m working with at least … more →
emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: As a child, I was a big fan of The Muppet Show. I’m going to go ahead and revise that stateme … more →
emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: Every fall at Auburn, I’ve had my Composition I students write an essay in which they examine … more →
emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: A visual aid to the forthcoming story provided by Eric Conveys an Emotion: One day at young writers … more →
emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: I simply cannot NOT post this, found on Choriamb’s page via Ross White’s: Brilliant. Abs … more →
emmabolden wrote 1 year ago: I am, at the moment, very angry with WordPress, as I just wrote a lovely entry, which WordPress chos … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: Last night, I finished grading and Macbeth prep (seriously, how lucky am I to make a living by teach … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: 1. Cat vomit. 2. If a literary magazine keeps your poems for over a year and a half, they could at l … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: I have a notorious record of catching childhood ailments much later than I should, first established … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: My computer is currently happily downloading In Rainbows. We are at 38% and counting. Soon, we will … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: When I teach creative writing, I try to be as honest with my students as possible about what it … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: I am beginning to come up for air after the whirlwind trip to New York and subsequent tsunami of cat … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: The Bad: The two-hour drive from Vacation Location to Home Location this morning was supposed to las … more →
emmabolden wrote 2 years ago: I did not realize how long of a lapse there had been between postings until I was threatened with ph … more →