One more poem, from several years ago. Fraught In two hours outside today, three strangers wished me a happy mother’s day; I thanked them, casually enough. I am actually a mother this year, and for the past seven, though not for many grey and grieving years before. They could not know my situation, but I […]
Warning: serious navel-gazing follows. Everyone who has to go in to work at essential jobs at the moment, putting themselves at risk, and also everyone who was laid off and is worried about finding work, really just everyone, please feel free to skip this. *** I’m six weeks into shelter-in-place. That’s a bit longer than
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Two quick but urgent cookbook notes: 1) our current GoodReads giveaway ends today! If you’re in America / Canada, you could win one of 5 hardcover copies — enter for free here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51332647-a-feast-of-serendib (please spread the word, if you’re so inclined!) 2) my publisher, Mascot Books, just sent me a note saying that Amazon is prioritizing medical
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For the record, I suspect a TON of faculty are probably feeling a lot of shock, inadequacy, tech fear, and performance anxiety right now, along with all the rest of the coronavirus stress of the general populace. I know basically what I need to do to teach a couple remote classes, and I’ve been bizarrely
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