Category: blogs
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#Epsteinfiles at Work (it’s my turn to write about this)
When Harvey Weinstein’s normalized exploitations became the start of a movement (#metoo), I felt validated. This is where the #metoo movement found it’s power: relatability. #Metoo stirred up all the trauma within me, but it also stirred up a sense of empowerment and community. A past chair of my department…
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New Publication! Book Out in the World!: “Rhetorical Innovation with AI Integration: A Guide to Finding Your Most Engaging and Authentic Voice, Together with AI”
This is a project that was way in over its head. An academic book?? That’s insane. Like the hardest thing ever (and the most boring). But I took it on, mainly to end the boredom. Academic writing books have generally been very good at turning “regular folk” (non-“writers”) away from…
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In the Red Bubble: why I switched to REDBUBBLE
I was like a squirrel holding on pointlessly to a swaying trunk about to fall over. Just let it go, squirrel, you can find another tree, maybe even a better one? I tried really hard to use the Spring platform for my designs.
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STARVING ARTIST Is Real
“Starving Artist” feels like me because it is me. Starving artists, like teachers and community helpers, are plagued with this silent philosophy that everyone seems to agree with: it’s okay for creatives and community helpers to be poor because the work they do transcends materialism and wealth. Poverty is a…