I'm republishing a series of pieces that I wrote for the now-defunct Juniper Bends Author Collective. Since I can safely assume that none of my readers are big enough fans to take issue with this--much less to notice--I have few qualms about this course of action. The joke goes that genre only exists so that… Continue reading Genre
Job
Hiring timelines are the worst. I was always under the impression that folks posted hiring memos when they needed a person to start working soon or immediately. I was apparently misinformed. Most of the jobs I've applied to that I'm really excited about have taken weeks to get back to me, if I've even heard… Continue reading Job
White
In the writing center where I used to work, I helped a white student with an anthropology personal statement for graduate school. During our session, as the student was explaining their choice to focus their studies in anthropology--instead of sociology--they said, "Sociology is Anthropology for white people." At the time, I chuckled and continued to… Continue reading White
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Reid and Leah have left Seattle, as have the hordes of writers from all over. I could act like it was thrilling to see folks from NC--and it was--but I've ensured that I am never without access to liberal Southerners, even here in WA state. AWP was much sillier than I anticipated; the longer I… Continue reading Post
Andrew Jackson should be kicked off the $20 bill: He ordered a genocide.
In case you hadn't already gotten indignant about the American Myth today: Andrew Jackson should be kicked off the $20 bill: He ordered a genocide..
Communication
I've learned some valuable things in the past few weeks. The most resounding of these is that the immense value that I place on communication does not seem to be valued equally by other people. While acquaintance-social relationships can thrive on the abandonment of serious emotional conversations--and are often actually a relief for those of… Continue reading Communication
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There are vegan popcorn crumbs all over my couch, I spent yesterday recovering from recovering, and I still think most writers are silly, apolitical plebes. All in all, a great AWP weekend.
Chauvinist
Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture by Ariel Levy My rating: 3 of 5 stars While Levy's writing style is fluid and readable, many of her points are highly contradictory or subjective to the point of irrelevance. For instance, she demonizes her liberal arts literature education because she was taught to… Continue reading Chauvinist
AWP
I'm gearing up emotionally for AWP next week. What a brilliant coincidence that Seattle is hosting the conference this year. Still cannot get over the serendipitous nature of writerly things. I'm feeling pre-event jitters due to the sheer mass of people whose professional and creative work I drool over; both friends and strangers continue to jolt… Continue reading AWP
Bone
The Bone People by Keri Hulme My rating: 5 of 5 stars Still probably the most overwhelming and spectacular novel I can conjure up. The prose is sometimes whimsical, sometimes bizarre, but always breathtaking. Hulme stirs up the overlays of dreams, fantasies, ghostworlds, violence, and healing in this massive, indomitable novel. A must for hybrid… Continue reading Bone
Jesse Rice-Evans 