Writer, teacher, PhD student, former web dev, jerk
Every semester will be different, yet every semester is the same. With all due respect to the Charlie Foxtrot that is the Spring of Covid-19 I think it's time to disrupt the myth that a life in graduate school is one of relaxed reading, occasional writing, and laid-back teaching. I don't know who needs to … Continue reading The Myth of Academic Leisure
Last night a friend and I texted back and forth about the "waiting game." All of our PhD applications are in and now it's just a matter of sitting by while committees of people decide our fate. While texting, I was also checking out thegradcafe.com for information about wait times, acceptance/rejection ratios and general conversations … Continue reading Post-Ac-Life: Sleeplessness and Productivity
I occasionally wonder if I take my work seriously. Sometimes, when I’m researching or writing, I find the thread of a theme and I grab on for dear life, pulling, stretching, and, ultimately, tying myself up in knots. Then (and it always happens) I get a big “shit-eating” grin on my face and slice through … Continue reading The State of English Studies: Scatalogical Addendum
While I was in Seattle, I got a chance to do a little research at the University of Washington. Their library is huge and intimidating, yet everyone was wonderfully accommodating. In their Special Collection area I was able to go through two volumes of Japanese school readers from 1908 and 1903. Near the end of … Continue reading Enyaraya!
Once again I have been allowed to use a metaphor. This is what happens when you won't give me a megaphone.
