Hassan Probably Had a Sand Maze
I’m floored by how affected I am by listening to the newest installment of podcast brilliance (“S-Town“) by the folks who did “Serial.” I listened to “Serial” as I drove...
Category: Writing
Jun
18
2016
Fire Extinguisher
by Rhetorica Running
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So part of my summer vacation was intended to be work on how I can best recharge my batteries during the semester. I do a very, very bad job of...
May
18
2016
In Which I am Not
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I’ve run across a pattern here in Goldberg’s book, or at least a pattern for me, one that resonates in me: owning whatever we want in our writing, and then...
May
17
2016
Poking Garbage
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I’m continuing my reading and working with Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones. I’m finding it helpful for me, as a writer (how weird is it to apply that title to...
Giving Natalie Goldberg This Moment
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As Natalie Goldberg asked me to do in her chapter “Writing as a Practice,” I’m going to sit down right now and give her this moment. What’s running through me?...
May
15
2016
In Which I Consider Writing as a Practice
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This is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it. Some days you don’t want to run and you resist...
Jan
01
2016
I Resolve…
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In the process of filling out this reflection of the past year and planning for the coming year, I discovered a list of resolutions I made after my birthday this...
In Which I Consider Truth and Deception as Pedagogy
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So amidst the avalanche of end-of-semester emails I received this go-‘round (“my grandma’s cousin’s brother’s goldfish died tragically, and I couldn’t write my paper and I know that the...
In Which I Consider Rhetoric, Rejuvenation, and Recharging
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I know I am so incredibly lucky – I have so many things in my life that bring me joy: my puppies, my running, my work, my family (“joy” might...
I Do Some Reclaiming
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So I told my sister I was writing again, and gave her the address of the blog. She texted back and said, “What’s that?” Seeing as how my sister is...