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The Story Behind “The Damage”

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In which Emma has a dream come true and talks about it for you. AND MAKES HER SUMMARY RHYME. Continue reading »

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On the twelth day of blogging …

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In which Emma returns from the abyss with some tips and tricks of the trade. Continue reading »

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“Feel like letting my freak flag fly / Oh I feel like I owe it to someone”

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In which Emma fights various permutations of The Man. Continue reading »

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I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends

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In which Emma offers many well-deserved plugs for fabulous people, places, poets, and projects. Continue reading »

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As for me, I am a watercolor. I wash off.

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A visual aid to the forthcoming story provided by Eric Conveys an Emotion: One day at young writers’ camp, my friend Seth, who had just the night before been prescribed some incredibly strong decongestants for a stubborn cold, stumbled into breakfast with a well-bandaged hand. “Seth!” I said, “what’s with the hand?” “I punched myself … Continue reading »

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Far and Wee

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I am just now barely beginning to emerge from my flu-induced cocoon of suffering (yes, I said Cocoon of Suffering. I did. And I meant it.) and find myself with mid-terms to grade and two grant applications still to finish — yikes! Ah, well. The mid-terms shall be a pleasure, and the grant applications should … Continue reading »

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Riding down the road along with the General, in that long black habit, and with feathers in her hat.

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Yes, my fellow denizens of the blogosphere, that title can mean only one thing: tomorrow is my favorite, favorite, FAVORITE day of every Spring: the day we begin Hedda Gabler in my World Literature II class.  I remember my first experience teaching Hedda as being a bit shocking, as my students insisted that Hedda was, … Continue reading »

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Awesome/Not Awesome (A Summation)

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Things to be excited about: 65 degree weather in January. The witches are coming your way! Today, I received word that the first of the witch poems have been accepted for publication: one in the Indiana Review, three in Feminist Studies! I can’t even tell you how excited I am about this. My review copy … Continue reading »