Delighted to note that my essay on Ursula K. Le Guin, “Write, Critique, Revise, Repeat” will be reprinted in a new collection of work by Ursula, coming out from Winter Texts, in partnership with the Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust, to be released at the opening of an exhibition about her this November at […]
For the last few weeks of the semester, I asked the students in my SF/F literature class what they would like to read a story about — my plan is to select a novella relevant to their interests to finish out the course. We’ve talked about all sorts of issues in this class, and had
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Okay, I still don’t love grading papers, but I do very much love that at this point in my career, I have undergrad students who voluntarily choose to write about Bradbury and Delany. It brings me joy. “In both The Martian by Ray Bradbury and Aye, and Gomorrah by Samuel R. Delaney, the theme of
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I’m pleased to note that I’ll be giving a talk at Northern Illinois University, in celebration of International Women’s Day, tentatively titled “Writing a Brighter Future.” I’m not sure if it’s open to the public; once I have more details, will post. It’ll be Wednesday, March 19th, 3 p.m. Now I have to actually write
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Professors who use Blackboard — is there a way to have Blackboard send me a notification when someone posts in a particular discussion board? I’d like to set one up for questions for me, as usually if one of them has a question, others have the same question, but I check e-mail a lot more
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Teaching notes. But first, the three stages of temperature adjustment: a) It’s 36F out, of course I’m going to wear a cardigan (under my giant sleeping bag coat and scarf) and I’m going to button it toob) Two minutes into teaching: it’s a little warm in this classroom, let me unbutton thisc) Five minutes into
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I’m trying to be a little bolder with my sewing experiments — and also with my clothes. 🙂 I’m 53, and I think I’ve gotten in the habit of dressing…modestly? I mean, not super-modest, but playground-appropriate? In my 20s, I might occasionally tie up a shirt and show some stomach, but mostly, I tend to
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First day outfit. Once more unto the breach, my friends….
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Question for a student: SF stories that center around drugs that affect your perception, enhance creativity, etc. Ideally ones that are available online, but will take any suggestions. Thanks!
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I taught the morning of 9/11, and I remember feeling so helpless and not sure what I should be trying to teach. I ended up just inviting them to spend some time doing in-class writing that day, which they didn’t have to show to anyone. Being together, feeling our feelings. I think it was the
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