Reading + Permissions.
Book Club
A reflection on reading, and on how my readerliness used to partly "define" me that…
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The Whole Sky Is Yours.
Essays
Reflections on Rita Dove's rousing poem, "Dawn, Revisited" -- a perfect "get up and go"…
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Do You Still Hang Your Words in Air?
Musings + Essays
An essay on Elizabeth Bishop, Marianne Moore, and changes in my own readership over time.
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What Would You Study If You Were Going to School Tomorrow?
Musings + Essays
Musings on what I would study if I had the opportunity to go back to…
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A Cautious Tearaway.
Musings + Essays
Musings on what it means to be a risk-taker in life -- and how I…
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The English Discipline and the Great “Or Maybes.”
Featured
Musings on selecting English as a college major, and how that decision has permeated my…
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American Girls.
Book Club
Musings on the American Girl Podcast profiled in the nytimes.
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Think of the Howling Wolves.
Musings + Essays
Advice on fear of failure -- on quieting the imagined sound of detractors, critics, and…
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Weekend Vibes, Edition No. 107: The One on First-Choice Schools.
Musings + Essays
The one musing over getting into first-choice schools.
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