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The Accidental Professor

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When I was a little kid and we went to the beach, I always had this strange and terrifying and utterly disorienting moment where I’d think to myself this is our first day at the beach; we have four more days at the beach, and then this vacation is over.  That sentence, I now realize, … Continue reading »

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Home, Where My Love Lies Waiting, Silently For Me

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In which Emma kind of goes on a rant, basically. Continue reading »

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Radio Free Gertrude

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In which Emma writes about why it’s really hard for her to not bring up the formal wear store Frills and Fancies in every conversation, and also talks about her cats, duh. Continue reading »

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AWP: Traditions, Revisions, Permissions (Or I’m Okay, You’re Okay, Let’s Skip The Dance Party)

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She doesn’t even go here! Continue reading »

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2012: The Year of Living Transparently (Part Two)

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In which Emma wraps up her two-part year-in-review post and puts 2012, finally, to bed. Also there’s some important information about cats and hair accessories here. 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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“Lost but now I am found, I can see but once I was blind”

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In which Emma gets all deep and introspective and stuff about love and life and loss and so forth. Continue reading »

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“What Would Give Me Pleasure in My Average Moments”

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In which Emma makes the huge confession that she likes to take pictures, and not just with words. Shhhh. Continue reading »

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I’m a Poet, But I Sure Don’t Know It.

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In which Emma explains why she isn’t a poet and why she has a particular attachment to hideous house-dresses. Continue reading »

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The Great Kidney Stone War of 2012: Battle Eastwood

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In which Emma advocates for a new Web sport: Extreme Eastwooding. Continue reading »