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Public Like A Frog: Part One
If my somewhat hazy memory serves me right, back in the day when I was an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence Smells Like Teen Spirit College, we had cheerleaders for one event and one event only: the poe… more →
A Century of Nerve
Public Like A Frog: Part One
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wrote 3 months ago: If my somewhat hazy memory serves me right, back in the day when I was an undergraduate at Sarah Law … more →
A Post Which Apparently And Unwittingly Turned Into A Manifesto Of Sorts
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wrote 7 months ago: In high school — well, in 9th and 10th grade, at least — my favorite days were Wednesday … more →
"I'm Miss American Dream Since I Was Seventeen."
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wrote 9 months ago: Spring break, that glorious marathon of paper grading and housework that should’ve been done l … more →
"Well isn't it odd, Anna?"
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wrote 10 months ago: At the start of 2001, I was twenty years old, and beginning my second semester as a junior in colleg … more →
"I gotta use words when I talk to you," Or, A Rambling Defense of the Core Curriculum
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wrote 1 year ago: For the entirety of my teaching career, I’ve taught the kinds of classes most dreaded by both … more →
"The woods are lovely, dark and deep."
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s that odd, frenetic time between the last day of class and the official end of the semeste … more →
"Go forth under the open sky, and list / To Nature's teachings"
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wrote 1 year ago: Lately, I’ve found myself arriving at my destination late — or, rather, later, I suppose … more →
A Certain Slant of Light
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wrote 1 year ago: I turned on my computer a while ago, intent upon writing another entry about not writing — spe … more →
"She sweeps with many-colored Brooms"
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wrote 1 year ago: Last week, something very unusual occurred: I was given a writing assignment by one of my students. … more →
"Where are you going, where have you been?"
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wrote 1 year ago: (The title of this post, incidentally, comes from the title of the Joyce Carol Oates short story I m … more →
The Art of Writing Extravaganza!
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wrote 1 year ago: My co-teacher, the lovely and talented Whitney Reed, sent me these photographs today, which reminded … more →
"It's All I Have to Bring Today."
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wrote 1 year ago: This, and my heart besides, and these brief updates: Brief Update The First: Regular visitors to the … more →
"a job / for which a simple machine isn't better suited."
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wrote 1 year ago: First and foremost, some shameless self-promotion: if you’re interested in obtaining a copy of … more →
Ride the Snake, Ride the Snake
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wrote 1 year ago: To NaPoWriMo, or not to NaPoWriMo? Much of my time in the last few weeks has been spent in queasy co … more →
"What will you say tonight, poor solitary soul?"
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wrote 1 year ago: (Having just taught Baudelaire on Thursday, I had to give this a title from Fleurs du mal. Though hi … more →
Once Again, Alabama Winter Disappoints
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wrote 1 year ago: When I was a little girl, I can remember watching each winter newscast with great anticipation, wait … more →
Love Is Not Love
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wrote 2 years ago: Now that classes have ended and I’m in the grace period between the last day of class and my f … more →
Sparrow, O, sweet Sparrow
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wrote 2 years ago: The mid-semester grading rush has ended, and I’ve turned again to the paper-cut-producing busi … more →
One More Day in the Grading Marathon.
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wrote 2 years ago: Around midterm, my feelings for my job are best expressed by this cat macro (as most things are): Wh … more →
