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Tag: reading

Preparing for the At-Home Writing Retreat
Lifestyle, Writing

Preparing for the At-Home Writing Retreat

This will be my first staycation without a bouquet of flowers on my desk. But it will also be my … Continue reading Preparing for the At-Home Writing Retreat

Strout’s Disturbing Portrayal of a Child Sex Predator
What I'm Reading

Strout’s Disturbing Portrayal of a Child Sex Predator

CONTENT WARNING Literature has a long history of sexualizing children, especially girls. Often, it centers the adult gaze, exploring pedophilia … Continue reading Strout’s Disturbing Portrayal of a Child Sex Predator

Candice Carty-Williams Wows with QUEENIE
What I'm Reading

Candice Carty-Williams Wows with QUEENIE

A brilliant interrogation of the “chick lit” genre, Queenie starts off slow, with the usual plot points: career woman struggles with career … Continue reading Candice Carty-Williams Wows with QUEENIE

New Books
What I'm Reading

New Books

In my ongoing quest to read literary fiction that is not all about straight white men having affairs, wanting to … Continue reading New Books

How LITTLE WOMEN Saved Me
Feminism, Memoir

How LITTLE WOMEN Saved Me

On my tenth Christmas, I peeled back the wrapping paper to find a book about the size of a dictionary. … Continue reading How LITTLE WOMEN Saved Me

Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant
Lifestyle, Psychology

Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant

Shit will happen. And it will happen on its own timetable. There is absolutely nothing any of us can do … Continue reading Planning for Happiness: Four Tips for the Happiness-Resistant

Another Staycation
Health, Lifestyle

Another Staycation

I don’t know about you, but I like to start every vacation with a clear idea of what I’m going … Continue reading Another Staycation

Ways of Reading: Part II
Education, literature, Writing

Ways of Reading: Part II

So I’m on Week 6 of my literary theory class, and I’ve discovered that I actually like it. Like literature … Continue reading Ways of Reading: Part II

Ways of Reading: Part I
Education, literature

Ways of Reading: Part I

I started my first MFA class with a pretty clear idea of how things were going to go. Literary theory. … Continue reading Ways of Reading: Part I

The MFA Class No One Likes
Art, Education, literature

The MFA Class No One Likes

Different institutions give it various names. Narrative Strategies. Textual Strategies. Literary Theory. Readers and Writers. But whatever you call it, … Continue reading The MFA Class No One Likes

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