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Are We Après The Avant?*

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In which Emma takes a lot of cold medicine and gets deep with her thoughts. Continue reading »

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Sometimes things are exciting …

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In which Emma talks about some Seriously Exciting Things and gives so many links your head may explode with all the awesome. Continue reading »

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Jack Gilbert and Graduate School Emma: A Cautionary Tale

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In which Emma examines the mind of Graduate School Emma, who, because she didn’t appreciate Jack Gilbert, clearly had lost her mind. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Forty-Two

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In which Emma combines Instagram, poetry, and general misanthropy in an attempt to make the most obnoxious blog entry ever. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Thirty-Nine

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In which I describe the intensity of the most intense week I’ve ever had EVER (NOTE: actual intensity of said most intense week is not guaranteed). Continue reading »

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2012: A Tweet Odyssey

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In which Emma offers photo-documentation of her part in the 2001: A Space Odyssey Live-Tweet Endurance Race. Continue reading »

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That Was The Week That Was: Week Eight (And A Bit More)

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In which Emma provides little commentary on her AWP experience and a whole lotta pictures which are kinda belated. Continue reading »

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No One Suspects that I Am A Finn

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In which Emma shares the results of her in-class poetry exercise. You heard her. In-class exercise. Continue reading »

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“Your debutante just knows what you need but I know what you want.”

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Here’s one of the reasons I love Bob Dylan: Bob Dylan is the honey badger of singer-songwriters.  Now, after typing that, I admit that I realize two things: Things move really, really fast on the Internets when it comes to what’s hot and what’s not, and the honey badger?  Not so much hot anymore.  And … Continue reading »