My dad has always asked to read my writing. From the fanfiction I wrote as a teenager, to my academic writing today. It doesn't matter how alien the subject is to him, he just wants a copy to read and keep. I've only recently realized that this means the world to me.

Whoever runs my local easy listening station is way too fond of Huey Lewis and the News.

Having a child under 12 right now feels like a race against time: what will happen first - catching covid or receiving the vaccine? Every day feels like we're rolling the dice. Is today the day?

I made this for class, in case anyone needs this

The proposal submission form is now live and ready to receive your proposals for C&W 2022. Proposals due 11/1. If you would like advance coaching on your proposal please submit your draft to [email protected] by 10/1. #cwcon eastcarolinauniversity.formstack.com/forms/cw2022

My kiddo is sick again. Sick toddlers were hard enough before COVID, but now, not only am I worried just because she feels awful, I’m also unmeasurable stressed that she may have a deadly virus. It’s too much.

I've seen a lot of tweets today from people embarking on the first day of their social science/humanities PhD. As I'm coming to the end of mine, there's one piece of advice I want to send back from the other side: write 🧵 #phdchat #phdlife

“sorry for the delayed response”

Today is the last day to submit a C&W 2022 proposal for coaching. Send your draft proposal to [email protected]. #cwcon cwcon2022.org/cfp/

I hope this email never finds you. I hope you are hidden. Hidden in rest and relaxation. I hope your Outlook crashes and that you just spend the rest of the day outside. I hope you don’t think about emails while you’re there. I hope you are free.

This is a bad sign

I wish more grad student were taught how to write rubrics. I was lucky enough to have someone actually teach me how to write them, and my students and I have benefitted so much from it.

I feel like I’ve been saying “This is a particularly hard week” for like 3 years.

This week, for our #WeeklyWednesday question, we're wondering: In what ways has the global COVID-19 pandemic caused digital spaces to assume new facets of riskiness, accessibility, and necessity? Please respond in the comments, and don't forget, proposals are due November 1!

Shout out to these students.

Today, having a small panic attack counts as writing.

So much love to my PhD pals.

the academic urge to nod encouragingly at flight attendant giving safety demonstration

Ohio: Dead fish and cattle being reported as far as 100 miles away from the site. Journalists covering the story have been arrested. What the HELL is going on?