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New Beginnings

Since its inception in the early days of 2016, this blog has cataloged my experiences as an adult working and studying in the discipline of English studies. From the beginning of the last semester of my M.A. program to my journey into adjuncting, this blog has followed me from my stumbling first steps into teaching composition to careful juggling acts of seven courses across three institutions in…

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draco dormiens nunquam titillandus!

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Spent the morning organizing my bookshelves. I took out all the Tetrised books to make my shelves look cleaner, but now half my tbr pile is just chilling on my coffee table…

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I’ve learned to sneak my books when I can find a moment. Beneath my desk, at the table at lunch, under the blankets at night.

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Sometimes I’m just suddenly hit with this overwhelming feeling of homesickness for autumn

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“the world is not in your books and maps, its out there.”

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Friendly reminder… Your hair looks great, I believe in you, go buy more books.

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The Wren Library, Spring 2018

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“My belief is that art should not be comforting; for comfort, we have mass entertainment and one another. Art should provoke, disturb, arouse our emotions, expand our sympathies in directions we may not anticipate and may not even wish.”

— Joyce Carol Oates (b. 16 June 1938)