Tornado warning just went off, so the writing workshop that was supposed to meet at my house tonight has pivoted to Zoom. (I am very tired of the word ‘pivot,’ and yet, grateful to have the option.) It may take a while for folks to show up, as they just extended the warning to 7:45, […]
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Yes, Arya, I KNOW that the burdock is getting big and out-of-control; I will get to it. And then it will come back next year, because unless I solarize that whole area, that is what burdock just does. Maybe I should learn to eat the root — it’s apparently an edible delicacy.
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cw: pet death. (If you missed yesterday’s post, Ellie died yesterday.) Every time someone set off fireworks last night, I thought about how Ellie used to be so scared of them when she was younger. She got used to them eventually, but the 4th was a tough time for her. In her last years, Ellie
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Last night in front of the TV. (Kevin and I are watching a funny British comedy now, _Catastrophe_.) Ellie just had a vet appointment; she’s lost another five pounds in the last three months. She’s eighteen years old now, which is ancient, but she still seems pretty happy. Hopefully we have a few more months
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Finishing up my promotion materials — here’s my one-page teaching statement, in the interest of transparency. ***** Mohanraj Teaching Statement: All of us teaching literature and creative writing have faced new challenges in the last several years. My general teaching goals have always been: a) to develop the student’s individual voice and thoughts, helping to
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What I want to do is take photos of my flowers, but what I need to do is keep dealing with e-mail. Yes, Arya, being attacked by lots of tiny stabby branches is exactly how I feel…
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Photo of Ellie and Arya, courtesy Jed. And yes, when Arya chooses to sleep on that step, he is taking both his life and our lives in his paws.
