This election cycle was god awful, and somehow the results are worse. Maybe because they were a surprise? Or maybe because the man who won is the most hateful, fearful, horrible, erratic person to ooze his way across the political field, at least in my lifetime. He wants to screw with my healthcare. He wants to suppress my rights as a gender non-conformant person. He wants to control the female-sexed parts of my body. And beyond me–because I am capable of considering such things–he wants to ruin the lives of people of color. He wants to deport Muslims. He wants to deport immigrants and stem the arrival of refugees. He wants to destroy trade agreements and international diplomacy. He wants to build walls, deny climate change, and demonize legitimate journalism. He wants to appoint more of his ilk. All in the name of making America great again… I am struggling to process the results of this election not only because
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Traveling internationally for the U.S. humanities grad: planning
Over the past seven years of graduate school, I’ve earned the funding to travel overseas on four occasions–once for my MA and three times for my dissertation. Research trip #1 was almost diverted by a freak snowstorm that hit London and threw everyone into such a tizzy that Heathrow closed its runway and the London Times printed a front page story about people helping each other cross the treacherous streets in the “spirit of the blitz.” It was like…six inches of snow, guys. The day I flew out for research trip #2, VISA cancelled both my debit and credit card in a company wide fraud protection scheme, leaving with me a bare minimum of cash. My roommate at the time had to mail me my replacement cards, which was a total fiasco I had forcefully forgotten until just now. That’s worth a post on it’s own. Anyway, research trip #3 went off alright, aside from the horrid customs officer, but
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My 2015-16 writing plan
I carry blank paper wherever I go, just in case inspiration flies by. But I’ve also learned over the years
Writing anything is writing well…a personal reminder
When I first started doing creative writing, in grade school and high school, you could not have paid me to
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