There’s a hard-won comfort in the novel, which I certainly needed as I was reading it.
Read MoreI’d like to take a moment here to say that if it seems like I’m reading a lot, it is because it is a coping mechanism of dubious use, and often feels like the mental equivalent of getting a hand cream that smells nice from a big-box store.
Read MoreSo, classes start for me next week. I have three, and there are (obviously) major computer system problems that are making getting the damned things set up a real headache. As such, two things come to mind: first, for the next sixteen weeks or so, posts might come later in the day; second, I need time to work on things, and the level of invention I normally aim for isn’t really possible this week.
Read MoreThe work continues, and we try to make things better where we can — and when we can’t do that, we distract ourselves!
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